Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 50.0% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.2% less in Yaounde
- Groceries
-
pay 8.1% less in Yaounde
- Transportation
-
pay 45.5% less in Yaounde
- Housing
-
pay 49.8% less in Yaounde
- Childcare
-
pay 71.8% less in Yaounde
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.8% less in Yaounde
- Clothing
-
pay 58.5% less in Yaounde
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Yaounde.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$4.08
FCFA2,357
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.43
|
$4.90
FCFA2,828
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.45
|
$1.44
FCFA830
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.59
|
$0.44
FCFA255
|
|
pay 8.1% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.32
|
$0.40
FCFA232
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.09
|
$6.54
FCFA3,771
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.88
|
$9.09
FCFA5,245
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.68
|
$1.49
FCFA860
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.33
|
$2.72
FCFA1,568
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.99
|
$1.89
FCFA1,090
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.86
FCFA499
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.88
|
$0.89
FCFA513
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$0.51
FCFA294
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.69
FCFA399
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.62
FCFA358
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€5.97
|
$4.60
FCFA2,652
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€37.71
|
$16.34
FCFA9,426
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,451.19
|
$31,043.95
FCFA17,910,164
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.10
|
$3.76
FCFA2,168
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€28.01
|
$43.57
FCFA25,137
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,291.93
|
$149.77
FCFA86,409
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€945.23
|
$191.98
FCFA110,760
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€114.37
|
$46.85
FCFA27,032
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€499.19
|
$231.89
FCFA133,785
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,856.33
|
$1,552.20
FCFA895,508
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.30
|
$1.06
FCFA613
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.27
|
$1.60
FCFA921
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.66
|
$1.63
FCFA943
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€37.92
|
$19.06
FCFA10,997
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.43
|
$8.17
FCFA4,713
|
|
pay 58.5% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€79.60
|
$24.51
FCFA14,140
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€32.73
|
$28.59
FCFA16,496
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€86.09
|
$24.51
FCFA14,140
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€106.77
|
$44.93
FCFA25,923
|
|
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