Cost of living comparison

 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
compared to
 Yaounde, Cameroon
Yaounde vs. Kinshasa Cost Breakdown

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

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Kinshasa
Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $4.08
FCFA2,275
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.90
FCFA2,730
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.44
FCFA801

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Kinshasa
Yaounde
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.40
FCFA224
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.54
FCFA3,640
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $9.09
FCFA5,063

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Kinshasa
Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.60
FCFA2,559
Monthly public transit pass ?? $16.34
FCFA9,099
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $31,043.95
FCFA17,288,448

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Kinshasa
Yaounde
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $43.57
FCFA24,264
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $149.77
FCFA83,409
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $191.98
FCFA106,915

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Kinshasa
Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $231.89
FCFA129,141
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $1,552.20
FCFA864,422

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Kinshasa
Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.06
FCFA591
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.60
FCFA889
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.63
FCFA910

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Kinshasa
Yaounde
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $24.51
FCFA13,649
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $28.59
FCFA15,924
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $24.51
FCFA13,649

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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: July 2025
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