Cost of living comparison

compared to

Yaounde is 2.2 times more expensive than Cairo.

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

 
Cairo
Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.27
EGP208.87
$4.13
FCFA2,490
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.27
EGP208.87
$3.30
FCFA1,992
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.25
EGP12.18
$1.45
FCFA876

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

 
Cairo
Yaounde
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
EGP27.26
$1.03
FCFA622
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.68
EGP82.24
$7.02
FCFA4,233
Milk (1 gallon) $3.57
EGP174.80
$9.22
FCFA5,561

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

 
Cairo
Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon) $0.96
EGP46.96
$4.58
FCFA2,761
Monthly public transit pass $6.40
EGP313.31
$16.51
FCFA9,959
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,150.60
EGP1,670,988.85
$31,369.07
FCFA18,922,032

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

 
Cairo
Yaounde
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.77
EGP380.33
$44.03
FCFA26,557
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $194.33
EGP9,508.76
$134.14
FCFA80,917
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $117.39
EGP5,744.02
$123.83
FCFA74,692

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Cairo
Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $99.11
EGP4,849.35
$267.34
FCFA161,261
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,728.87
EGP84,593.81
$2,834.22
FCFA1,709,622

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pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Cairo
Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.76
EGP86.16
$1.07
FCFA647
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.50
EGP73.39
$1.40
FCFA847
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.76
EGP86.16
$2.06
FCFA1,245

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pay 27.1% less for clothing

 
Cairo
Yaounde
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$34.43
EGP1,684.73
$24.77
FCFA14,938
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.73
EGP2,042.03
$28.89
FCFA17,428
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.91
EGP4,399.40
$53.66
FCFA32,367

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