Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 59.1% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.5% less in Yaounde
- Groceries
-
pay 9.2% less in Yaounde
- Transportation
-
pay 57.4% less in Yaounde
- Housing
-
pay 70.7% less in Yaounde
- Childcare
-
pay 83.1% less in Yaounde
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 69.5% less in Yaounde
- Clothing
-
pay 60.1% less in Yaounde
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Yaounde.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.20
|
$4.08
FCFA2,275
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$4.90
FCFA2,730
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.09
|
$1.44
FCFA801
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.65
|
$0.44
FCFA246
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.57
|
$0.40
FCFA224
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.06
|
$6.54
FCFA3,640
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.52
|
$9.09
FCFA5,063
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.58
|
$1.49
FCFA830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€3.94
|
$2.72
FCFA1,513
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.94
|
$1.89
FCFA1,052
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.86
FCFA482
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.08
|
$0.89
FCFA495
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.58
|
$0.51
FCFA284
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.69
FCFA385
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.61
|
$0.62
FCFA346
|
|
pay 57.4% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.11
|
$4.60
FCFA2,559
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€104.64
|
$16.34
FCFA9,099
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€33,371.25
|
$31,043.95
FCFA17,288,448
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€22.47
|
$3.76
FCFA2,093
|
|
pay 70.7% less for housing
Dublin
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€47.39
|
$43.57
FCFA24,264
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,815.38
|
$149.77
FCFA83,409
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,551.19
|
$191.98
FCFA106,915
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€182.23
|
$46.85
FCFA26,093
|
|
pay 83.1% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,110.46
|
$231.89
FCFA129,141
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,189.26
|
$1,552.20
FCFA864,422
|
|
pay 69.5% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.37
|
$1.06
FCFA591
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.68
|
$1.60
FCFA889
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€15.01
|
$1.63
FCFA910
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€47.76
|
$19.06
FCFA10,616
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€11.83
|
$8.17
FCFA4,550
|
|
pay 60.1% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€81.56
|
$24.51
FCFA13,649
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€34.89
|
$28.59
FCFA15,924
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€82.96
|
$24.51
FCFA13,649
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€97.01
|
$44.93
FCFA25,023
|
|
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