Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 26.3% cheaper than Castries.
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
FCFA2,541
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.44
FCFA894
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.44
FCFA274
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$6.54
FCFA4,066
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$9.09
FCFA5,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$1.49
FCFA927
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.72
FCFA1,690
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.89
FCFA1,176
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.86
FCFA538
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.89
FCFA553
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.51
FCFA317
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.62
FCFA386
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.60
FCFA2,859
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,311,959
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.76
FCFA2,338
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$43.57
FCFA27,104
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$149.77
FCFA93,172
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$191.98
FCFA119,429
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$46.85
FCFA29,147
|
|
pay 27.5% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$231.89
FCFA144,256
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,552.20
FCFA965,598
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.06
FCFA661
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.60
FCFA993
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$19.06
FCFA11,858
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 64.0% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$28.59
FCFA17,787
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
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