Cost of living comparison

Caracas, Venezuela

compared to

Yaounde, Cameroon

Yaounde vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 2.9% cheaper than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 54.3% less in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 16.8% less in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 2.5% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 34.0% more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 54.4% less in Yaounde

The cost of housing, childcare, and transportation in Yaounde are more expensive than in Caracas. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Yaounde. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.3% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 VEF149.62	$4.08 FCFA2,356	-72.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 VEF119.69	$4.90 FCFA2,827	-59.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 VEF17.78	$1.44 FCFA829	-19.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$0.44 FCFA254	-65.7%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 16.8% less for groceries

	Caracas	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 VEF21.64	$0.40 FCFA232	-81.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 VEF48.61	$6.54 FCFA3,770	+34.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$9.09 FCFA5,244	+17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 VEF30.26	$1.49 FCFA859	-50.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$2.72 FCFA1,567	-16.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$1.89 FCFA1,090	-25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$0.86 FCFA499	+31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.97	$0.89 FCFA513	-1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$0.51 FCFA294	-32.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$0.69 FCFA399	-31.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$0.62 FCFA358	-28.8%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

	Caracas	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$4.60 FCFA2,651	+142.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$16.34 FCFA9,424	-45.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	$31,043.95 FCFA17,906,044	-3.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.80 VEF237.39	$3.76 FCFA2,168	-84.2%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Caracas	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$43.57 FCFA25,131	+17.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	$149.77 FCFA86,389	-62.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	$191.98 FCFA110,735	-47.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$46.85 FCFA27,025	+492.9%
Average			+100.1%

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pay 34.0% more for childcare

	Caracas	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$98.67 VEF984.15	$231.89 FCFA133,754	+135.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$1,552.20 FCFA895,302	-67.1%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$1.06 FCFA613	-29.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 VEF27.12	$1.60 FCFA921	-41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 VEF32.42	$1.63 FCFA942	-49.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.88 VEF716.92	$19.06 FCFA10,995	-73.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$8.17 FCFA4,712	+36.2%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 54.4% less for clothing

	Caracas	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 VEF598.47	$24.51 FCFA14,136	-59.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 VEF432.23	$28.59 FCFA16,492	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	$24.51 FCFA14,136	-78.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 VEF831.21	$44.93 FCFA25,917	-46.1%
Average			-54.4%

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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: April 2025

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