Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 12.2% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.7% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$4.13
FCFA2,490
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 42.2% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$7.02
FCFA4,233
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
$9.22
FCFA5,561
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.70
FCFA422
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 18.7% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
$4.58
FCFA2,761
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,922,032
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
$3.80
FCFA2,291
|
|
pay 15.6% less for housing
|
Lima
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
$44.03
FCFA26,557
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
$134.14
FCFA80,917
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
$123.83
FCFA74,692
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
$60.76
FCFA36,650
|
|
pay 27.6% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
$267.34
FCFA161,261
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,709,622
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
$1.40
FCFA847
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
$20.64
FCFA12,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
$8.26
FCFA4,979
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
Lima
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
$24.77
FCFA14,938
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
$28.89
FCFA17,428
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
$53.66
FCFA32,367
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
|
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