Cost of living comparison

Helsinki, Finland

compared to

Yaounde, Cameroon

Yaounde vs. Helsinki Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 48.6% cheaper than Helsinki.

Restaurants: pay 67.3% less in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 6.9% less in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 51.1% less in Yaounde
Housing: pay 30.9% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 58.3% less in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.0% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 54.4% less in Yaounde

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, clothing, transportation, and housing are lower in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. Helsinki Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.3% less for restaurants

	Helsinki	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.76 €16.51	$4.08 FCFA2,359	-78.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.79 €10.38	$4.90 FCFA2,831	-58.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.14 €2.77	$1.44 FCFA830	-54.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.03 €1.79	$0.44 FCFA255	-78.3%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 6.9% less for groceries

	Helsinki	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89 €2.54	$0.40 FCFA232	-86.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.13 €3.64	$6.54 FCFA3,774	+58.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.15 €4.53	$9.09 FCFA5,251	+76.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 €2.71	$1.49 FCFA861	-51.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00 €5.28	$2.72 FCFA1,569	-54.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 €0.98	$1.89 FCFA1,091	+70.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.75	$0.86 FCFA499	+1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.90	$0.89 FCFA514	-13.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.50	$0.51 FCFA294	-70.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.50	$0.69 FCFA399	+21.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.75	$0.62 FCFA358	-27.5%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 51.1% less for transportation

	Helsinki	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.50 €6.61	$4.60 FCFA2,654	-38.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.38 €62.85	$16.34 FCFA9,436	-77.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,296.42 €30,195.84	$31,043.95 FCFA17,928,768	-9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.79 €15.66	$3.76 FCFA2,170	-78.9%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 30.9% less for housing

	Helsinki	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.48 €19.79	$43.57 FCFA25,163	+93.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,111.66 €978.74	$149.77 FCFA86,498	-86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$870.64 €766.54	$191.98 FCFA110,875	-77.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.35 €87.47	$46.85 FCFA27,060	-52.8%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 58.3% less for childcare

	Helsinki	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$338.03 €297.62	$231.89 FCFA133,924	-31.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,508.28 €9,251.88	$1,552.20 FCFA896,438	-85.2%
Average			-58.3%

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pay 71.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Helsinki	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.57 €7.55	$1.06 FCFA613	-87.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.76 €4.20	$1.60 FCFA922	-66.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.36 €10.00	$1.63 FCFA944	-85.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.76 €42.05	$19.06 FCFA11,009	-60.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.22 €16.04	$8.17 FCFA4,718	-55.2%
Average			-71.0%

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pay 54.4% less for clothing

	Helsinki	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.00 €88.04	$24.51 FCFA14,154	-75.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.76 €27.96	$28.59 FCFA16,513	-10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.57 €78.86	$24.51 FCFA14,154	-72.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.24 €97.94	$44.93 FCFA25,950	-59.6%
Average			-54.4%

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