Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 42.3% cheaper than Bratislava.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.6% less in Yaounde
- Groceries
-
pay 1.2% less in Yaounde
- Transportation
-
pay 34.1% less in Yaounde
- Housing
-
pay 28.2% less in Yaounde
- Childcare
-
pay 76.0% less in Yaounde
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.7% less in Yaounde
- Clothing
-
pay 54.0% less in Yaounde
Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and housing are lower in Yaounde.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€9.44
|
$4.08
FCFA2,361
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€7.56
|
$4.90
FCFA2,833
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
€1.73
|
$1.44
FCFA831
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.35
|
$0.44
FCFA255
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
Bratislava
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.75
€1.54
|
$0.40
FCFA232
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.75
|
$6.54
FCFA3,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€3.83
|
$9.09
FCFA5,256
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
€2.84
|
$1.49
FCFA861
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.05
|
$2.72
FCFA1,571
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.69
|
$1.89
FCFA1,092
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.74
|
$0.86
FCFA500
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.89
|
$0.89
FCFA514
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.74
|
$0.51
FCFA295
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.66
|
$0.69
FCFA400
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.68
|
$0.62
FCFA359
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
Bratislava
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
€5.66
|
$4.60
FCFA2,657
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.58
€34.00
|
$16.34
FCFA9,445
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,650.55
€21,723.05
|
$31,043.95
FCFA17,945,122
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.65
€13.79
|
$3.76
FCFA2,172
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
Bratislava
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
€18.13
|
$43.57
FCFA25,186
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$769.99
€678.55
|
$149.77
FCFA86,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.27
€543.96
|
$191.98
FCFA110,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.33
€165.08
|
$46.85
FCFA27,084
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
Bratislava
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$612.91
€540.12
|
$231.89
FCFA134,046
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,233.33
€13,424.22
|
$1,552.20
FCFA897,256
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
€2.36
|
$1.06
FCFA614
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.81
€2.48
|
$1.60
FCFA923
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€4.72
|
$1.63
FCFA944
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.95
€40.49
|
$19.06
FCFA11,019
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.15
€9.82
|
$8.17
FCFA4,722
|
|
pay 54.0% less for clothing
Bratislava
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.52
€64.79
|
$24.51
FCFA14,167
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
€32.65
|
$28.59
FCFA16,528
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.22
€73.34
|
$24.51
FCFA14,167
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.33
€89.30
|
$44.93
FCFA25,973
|
|
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