Cost of living comparison

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Yaounde is 0.1% cheaper than Jakarta.

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

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pay 58.6% more for restaurants

 
Jakarta
Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.03
IDR48,160.27
$4.08
FCFA2,541
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
$4.90
FCFA3,049
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.62
IDR9,887.14
$1.44
FCFA894

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pay 6.8% more for groceries

 
Jakarta
Yaounde
Bread
1 loaf
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
$0.40
FCFA250
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.49
IDR55,407.84
$6.54
FCFA4,066
Milk (1 gallon) $5.40
IDR85,869.55
$9.09
FCFA5,656

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pay 26.3% more for transportation

 
Jakarta
Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.24
IDR51,453.60
$4.60
FCFA2,859
Monthly public transit pass $12.75
IDR202,780.07
$16.34
FCFA10,164
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
$31,043.95
FCFA19,311,959

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pay 20.1% less for housing

 
Jakarta
Yaounde
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
$43.57
FCFA27,104
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
$149.77
FCFA93,172
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
$191.98
FCFA119,429

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pay 23.3% less for childcare

 
Jakarta
Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
$231.89
FCFA144,256
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
$1,552.20
FCFA965,598

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pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Jakarta
Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.23
IDR35,486.51
$1.06
FCFA661
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.32
IDR36,890.37
$1.60
FCFA993
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
$1.63
FCFA1,016

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pay 48.4% less for clothing

 
Jakarta
Yaounde
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
$24.51
FCFA15,246
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
$28.59
FCFA17,787
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
$24.51
FCFA15,246

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