Cost of living comparison

Colombo, Sri Lanka

compared to

Yaounde, Cameroon

Yaounde vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 74.5% more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 23.3% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 0.7% less in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 35.9% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 32.4% more in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 8.5% less in Yaounde

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

Yaounde vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.3% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 LKR1,018.10	$4.08 FCFA2,352	+20.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 LKR2,239.82	$4.90 FCFA2,822	-34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 LKR221.44	$1.44 FCFA828	+94.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 LKR117.08	$0.44 FCFA254	+12.9%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 0.7% less for groceries

	Colombo	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 LKR170.67	$0.40 FCFA232	-29.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 LKR2,078.08	$6.54 FCFA3,763	-5.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 LKR1,959.34	$9.09 FCFA5,234	+39.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 LKR664.38	$1.49 FCFA858	-32.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.38 LKR713.33	$2.72 FCFA1,565	+14.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.28 LKR981.64	$1.89 FCFA1,088	-42.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR152.88	$0.86 FCFA498	+69.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 LKR792.59	$0.89 FCFA512	-66.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 LKR158.66	$0.51 FCFA293	-3.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR152.33	$0.69 FCFA398	+36.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR163.49	$0.62 FCFA357	+13.8%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 35.9% more for transportation

	Colombo	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 LKR1,448.82	$4.60 FCFA2,646	-5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.80 LKR2,036.20	$16.34 FCFA9,407	+140.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,303.89 LKR10,578,066.42	$31,043.95 FCFA17,873,039	-12.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.13 LKR936.65	$3.76 FCFA2,164	+20.2%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 32.4% more for housing

	Colombo	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.40 LKR4,913.55	$43.57 FCFA25,085	+165.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$297.60 LKR89,168.65	$149.77 FCFA86,230	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.09 LKR53,959.24	$191.98 FCFA110,531	+6.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.85 LKR13,137.67	$46.85 FCFA26,976	+6.9%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$28.60 LKR8,569.01	$231.89 FCFA133,507	+710.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$586.98 LKR175,876.90	$1,552.20 FCFA893,652	+164.4%
Average			+437.6%

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pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 LKR610.86	$1.06 FCFA611	-47.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 LKR776.21	$1.60 FCFA919	-38.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.34 LKR2,799.78	$1.63 FCFA941	-82.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.89 LKR4,160.51	$19.06 FCFA10,975	+37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.40 LKR1,018.10	$8.17 FCFA4,703	+140.4%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 8.5% less for clothing

	Colombo	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.69 LKR8,896.16	$24.51 FCFA14,110	-17.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.31 LKR6,685.53	$28.59 FCFA16,462	+28.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.77 LKR20,605.47	$24.51 FCFA14,110	-64.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.51 LKR11,238.27	$44.93 FCFA25,869	+19.8%
Average			-8.5%

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