Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 23.7% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Castries, you would:
pay 48.5% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.13
FCFA2,490
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$7.02
FCFA4,233
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$9.22
FCFA5,561
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.70
FCFA422
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$4.58
FCFA2,761
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,922,032
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.80
FCFA2,291
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$44.03
FCFA26,557
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$134.14
FCFA80,917
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$123.83
FCFA74,692
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$60.76
FCFA36,650
|
|
pay 46.9% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$267.34
FCFA161,261
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,709,622
|
|
pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.40
FCFA847
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$20.64
FCFA12,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.26
FCFA4,979
|
|
pay 55.8% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$24.77
FCFA14,938
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$28.89
FCFA17,428
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$53.66
FCFA32,367
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
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