Cost of living comparison

 Harare, Zimbabwe
compared to
 Yaounde, Cameroon
Yaounde vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 20.7% cheaper than Harare.

Restaurants
pay 3.7% more in Yaounde
Groceries
pay 3.2% less in Yaounde
Transportation
pay 36.0% less in Yaounde
Housing
pay 37.8% less in Yaounde
Childcare
pay 45.4% less in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports
pay 29.6% less in Yaounde
Clothing
pay 3.5% more in Yaounde

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

Yaounde vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.7% more for restaurants

 
Harare
Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.00
ZWL2,898.00
$4.08
FCFA2,569
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
$4.90
FCFA3,083
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.74
ZWL236.90
$1.44
FCFA904

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pay 3.2% less for groceries

 
Harare
Yaounde
Bread
1 loaf
$1.01
ZWL324.64
$0.40
FCFA253
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.88
ZWL1,572.43
$6.54
FCFA4,111
Milk (1 gallon) $6.09
ZWL1,960.22
$9.09
FCFA5,719

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pay 36.0% less for transportation

 
Harare
Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.10
ZWL1,964.49
$4.60
FCFA2,891
Monthly public transit pass $42.50
ZWL13,685.00
$16.34
FCFA10,278
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
$31,043.95
FCFA19,527,709

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pay 37.8% less for housing

 
Harare
Yaounde
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
$43.57
FCFA27,407
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $367.86
ZWL118,450.00
$149.77
FCFA94,213
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $283.33
ZWL91,233.33
$191.98
FCFA120,763

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pay 45.4% less for childcare

 
Harare
Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $261.43
ZWL84,180.00
$231.89
FCFA145,867
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
$1,552.20
FCFA976,385

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pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Harare
Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
ZWL483.00
$1.06
FCFA668
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.14
ZWL1,012.00
$1.60
FCFA1,004
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.38
ZWL442.75
$1.63
FCFA1,028

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

 
Harare
Yaounde
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
$24.51
FCFA15,417
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
$28.59
FCFA17,986
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
$24.51
FCFA15,417

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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: January 2025
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