Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 0.3% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.44
FCFA894
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.44
FCFA274
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.54
FCFA4,066
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$9.09
FCFA5,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.49
FCFA927
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.72
FCFA1,690
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.89
FCFA1,176
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.86
FCFA538
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
FCFA553
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.51
FCFA317
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.62
FCFA386
|
|
pay 29.6% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.60
FCFA2,859
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,311,959
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$3.76
FCFA2,338
|
|
pay 70.8% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$43.57
FCFA27,104
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$149.77
FCFA93,172
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$191.98
FCFA119,429
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$46.85
FCFA29,147
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$231.89
FCFA144,256
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,552.20
FCFA965,598
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.06
FCFA661
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.60
FCFA993
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$19.06
FCFA11,858
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$28.59
FCFA17,787
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
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