Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 6.6% cheaper than Bogota.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 1.1% less for restaurants
Bogota
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,798.53
|
$4.08
FCFA2,569
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,201.41
|
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,605.01
|
$1.44
FCFA904
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,779.58
|
$0.44
FCFA277
|
|
pay 44.6% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,847.60
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,636.05
|
$6.54
FCFA4,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,581.11
|
$9.09
FCFA5,718
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,313.31
|
$1.49
FCFA937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,704.02
|
$2.72
FCFA1,709
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,192.04
|
$1.89
FCFA1,189
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,088.75
|
$0.86
FCFA544
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,416.96
|
$0.89
FCFA559
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,335.67
|
$0.51
FCFA320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,111.28
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,025.50
|
$0.62
FCFA390
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,273.67
|
$4.60
FCFA2,890
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP175,080.63
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP65,436,386.01
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,523,964
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP55,328.98
|
$3.76
FCFA2,363
|
|
pay 12.2% less for housing
Bogota
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP104,106.03
|
$43.57
FCFA27,402
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,866,434.67
|
$149.77
FCFA94,195
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,369,300.03
|
$191.98
FCFA120,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP281,195.58
|
$46.85
FCFA29,467
|
|
pay 39.4% less for childcare
Bogota
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,007,921.69
|
$231.89
FCFA145,839
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,361,267.26
|
$1,552.20
FCFA976,198
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,033.57
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,256.01
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,067.14
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP93,198.45
|
$19.06
FCFA11,988
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,134.27
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 48.1% less for clothing
Bogota
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP224,284.52
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP183,313.12
|
$28.59
FCFA17,983
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP370,405.40
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP310,859.19
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
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