Cost of living comparison

 Castries, Saint Lucia
compared to
 Yaounde, Cameroon
Yaounde vs. Castries Cost of Living Summary
Yaounde vs. Castries Cost Breakdown

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

pay 41.2% less for restaurants

 
Castries
Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$4.08
FCFA2,598
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.40
EC$20.00
$4.90
FCFA3,118
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.94
EC$5.25
$1.44
FCFA915

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pay 30.4% less for groceries

 
Castries
Yaounde
Bread
1 loaf
$1.63
EC$4.39
$0.40
FCFA256
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.52
EC$9.50
$6.54
FCFA4,158
Milk (1 gallon) $7.72
EC$20.85
$9.09
FCFA5,784

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pay 5.5% less for transportation

 
Castries
Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.70
EC$15.40
$4.60
FCFA2,924
Monthly public transit pass ?? $16.34
FCFA10,394
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
$31,043.95
FCFA19,748,334

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pay 45.2% less for housing

 
Castries
Yaounde
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$45.02
EC$121.67
$43.57
FCFA27,717
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $653.95
EC$1,767.34
$149.77
FCFA95,277
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $407.02
EC$1,100.00
$191.98
FCFA122,128

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pay 27.5% more for childcare

 
Castries
Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $181.93
EC$491.67
$231.89
FCFA147,515
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $1,552.20
FCFA987,417

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pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Castries
Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.04
EC$5.50
$1.06
FCFA676
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.70
EC$10.00
$1.60
FCFA1,015
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.63
FCFA1,039

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pay 64.0% less for clothing

 
Castries
Yaounde
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.94
EC$213.33
$24.51
FCFA15,591
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$58.59
EC$158.33
$28.59
FCFA18,189
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$123.34
EC$333.33
$24.51
FCFA15,591

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