Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 10.3% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
|
Khartoum
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
$4.08
FCFA2,569
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
$1.44
FCFA904
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
$0.44
FCFA277
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
|
Khartoum
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$6.54
FCFA4,110
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$9.09
FCFA5,718
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$1.49
FCFA937
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$2.72
FCFA1,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$1.89
FCFA1,189
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$0.86
FCFA544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$0.89
FCFA559
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$0.51
FCFA320
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$0.62
FCFA390
|
|
pay 37.3% less for transportation
|
Khartoum
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
$4.60
FCFA2,890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,043.95
FCFA19,523,964
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$3.76
FCFA2,363
|
|
pay 31.3% less for housing
|
Khartoum
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$43.57
FCFA27,402
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$149.77
FCFA94,195
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
$191.98
FCFA120,740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$46.85
FCFA29,467
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Khartoum
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$231.89
FCFA145,839
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$1,552.20
FCFA976,198
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Khartoum
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$19.06
FCFA11,988
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
|
Khartoum
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$28.59
FCFA17,983
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
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