Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 30.3% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP896,000
|
$4.08
FCFA2,572
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
$1.44
FCFA905
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
$0.44
FCFA278
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,940
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP490,560
|
$6.54
FCFA4,115
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP554,417
|
$9.09
FCFA5,725
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP243,417
|
$1.49
FCFA938
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP343,695
|
$2.72
FCFA1,711
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,978
|
$1.89
FCFA1,190
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,776
|
$0.86
FCFA544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,790
|
$0.89
FCFA560
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,793
|
$0.51
FCFA321
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,088
|
$0.69
FCFA436
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,298
|
$0.62
FCFA391
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,766
|
$4.60
FCFA2,894
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,688,000,000
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,546,453
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
$3.76
FCFA2,366
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
|
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
$43.57
FCFA27,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,145,882
|
$149.77
FCFA94,303
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,200,000
|
$191.98
FCFA120,879
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
$46.85
FCFA29,501
|
|
pay 40.2% less for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,386,667
|
$231.89
FCFA146,007
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP368,355,556
|
$1,552.20
FCFA977,323
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
$1.06
FCFA669
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP250,880
|
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,316,267
|
$19.06
FCFA12,002
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
pay 63.7% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP7,000,000
|
$24.51
FCFA15,431
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
$28.59
FCFA18,003
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,240,000
|
$24.51
FCFA15,431
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,920,000
|
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
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