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Yaounde vs. Budapest Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 31.6% cheaper than Budapest.

Restaurants: pay 41.9% less in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 23.2% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 27.5% less in Yaounde
Housing: pay 12.4% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 65.3% less in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.8% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 53.2% less in Yaounde

Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and housing are lower in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. Budapest Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yaounde instead of Budapest, you would:

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pay 41.9% less for restaurants

	Budapest	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.52 HUF4,242.91	$4.08 FCFA2,598	-61.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 HUF3,182.18	$4.90 FCFA3,118	-37.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 HUF615.20	$1.44 FCFA915	-5.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 HUF476.98	$0.44 FCFA281	-62.7%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 23.2% more for groceries

	Budapest	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 HUF596.96	$0.40 FCFA256	-72.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.42 HUF1,780.70	$6.54 FCFA4,158	+48.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 HUF1,604.64	$9.09 FCFA5,784	+128.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43 HUF980.82	$1.49 FCFA948	-38.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 HUF984.04	$2.72 FCFA1,729	+11.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 HUF285.17	$1.89 FCFA1,202	+167.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 HUF321.53	$0.86 FCFA550	+8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 HUF325.51	$0.89 FCFA566	+10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 HUF472.86	$0.51 FCFA324	-56.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 HUF205.28	$0.69 FCFA440	+35.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 HUF220.65	$0.62 FCFA395	+13.4%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 27.5% less for transportation

	Budapest	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 HUF2,488.91	$4.60 FCFA2,924	-25.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.54 HUF9,493.51	$16.34 FCFA10,394	-30.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,962.74 HUF10,872,453.92	$31,043.95 FCFA19,748,334	+15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.15 HUF4,900.56	$3.76 FCFA2,391	-69.1%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 12.4% less for housing

	Budapest	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.98 HUF7,252.02	$43.57 FCFA27,717	+142.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$642.83 HUF259,214.86	$149.77 FCFA95,277	-76.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.04 HUF192,765.01	$191.98 FCFA122,128	-59.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.42 HUF42,509.47	$46.85 FCFA29,806	-55.6%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 65.3% less for childcare

	Budapest	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$423.92 HUF170,940.27	$231.89 FCFA147,515	-45.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,554.11 HUF4,255,839.91	$1,552.20 FCFA987,417	-85.3%
Average			-65.3%

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pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Budapest	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 HUF1,060.73	$1.06 FCFA676	-59.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 HUF957.08	$1.60 FCFA1,015	-32.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 HUF2,413.15	$1.63 FCFA1,039	-72.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.31 HUF19,884.78	$19.06 FCFA12,126	-61.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.63 HUF3,076.11	$8.17 FCFA5,197	+7.1%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 53.2% less for clothing

	Budapest	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.81 HUF30,166.41	$24.51 FCFA15,591	-67.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.73 HUF14,810.31	$28.59 FCFA18,189	-22.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.74 HUF34,975.04	$24.51 FCFA15,591	-71.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.52 HUF37,710.68	$44.93 FCFA28,583	-52.0%
Average			-53.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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