Cost of living comparison

 Dakar, Senegal
compared to
 Yaounde, Cameroon
Yaounde vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary
Yaounde vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

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

pay 20.7% less for restaurants

 
Dakar
Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.54
F CFA3,658
$4.08
FCFA2,286
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.99
F CFA5,029
$4.90
FCFA2,743
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
F CFA518
$1.44
FCFA805

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pay 5.3% less for groceries

 
Dakar
Yaounde
Bread
1 loaf
$0.55
F CFA309
$0.40
FCFA225
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.75
F CFA3,775
$6.54
FCFA3,658
Milk (1 gallon) $10.56
F CFA5,909
$9.09
FCFA5,088

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pay 32.0% less for transportation

 
Dakar
Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.12
F CFA3,427
$4.60
FCFA2,572
Monthly public transit pass $24.51
F CFA13,716
$16.34
FCFA9,144
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,959.22
F CFA15,088,063
$31,043.95
FCFA17,374,134

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pay 46.8% less for housing

 
Dakar
Yaounde
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$48.58
F CFA27,189
$43.57
FCFA24,385
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $932.62
F CFA521,950
$149.77
FCFA83,823
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $326.78
F CFA182,886
$191.98
FCFA107,445

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pay 42.1% less for childcare

 
Dakar
Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $249.17
F CFA139,450
$231.89
FCFA129,781
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,796.99
F CFA3,804,021
$1,552.20
FCFA868,707

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pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dakar
Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.45
F CFA1,372
$1.06
FCFA594
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.23
F CFA2,368
$1.60
FCFA893
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.47
F CFA823
$1.63
FCFA914

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pay 51.5% less for clothing

 
Dakar
Yaounde
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.82
F CFA32,919
$24.51
FCFA13,716
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.58
F CFA21,032
$28.59
FCFA16,002
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.23
F CFA49,380
$24.51
FCFA13,716

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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