Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 74.5% more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 23.3% more for restaurants
|
Colombo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
$1.44
FCFA894
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
$0.44
FCFA274
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
|
Colombo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
$6.54
FCFA4,066
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
$9.09
FCFA5,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
$1.49
FCFA927
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
$2.72
FCFA1,690
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
$1.89
FCFA1,176
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
$0.86
FCFA538
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
$0.89
FCFA553
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
$0.51
FCFA317
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
$0.62
FCFA386
|
|
pay 35.9% more for transportation
|
Colombo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
$4.60
FCFA2,859
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,311,959
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
$3.76
FCFA2,338
|
|
pay 32.4% more for housing
|
Colombo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
$43.57
FCFA27,104
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
$149.77
FCFA93,172
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
$191.98
FCFA119,429
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
$46.85
FCFA29,147
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Colombo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
$231.89
FCFA144,256
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
$1,552.20
FCFA965,598
|
|
pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
$1.06
FCFA661
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
$1.60
FCFA993
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
$19.06
FCFA11,858
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
|
Colombo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
$28.59
FCFA17,787
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
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