Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 50.0% cheaper than Madrid.
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
€15.41
|
$4.08
FCFA2,569
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.67
|
$1.44
FCFA904
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.73
|
$0.44
FCFA277
|
|
pay 8.1% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.44
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.64
|
$6.54
FCFA4,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.23
|
$9.09
FCFA5,718
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.93
|
$1.49
FCFA937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.63
|
$2.72
FCFA1,709
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.08
|
$1.89
FCFA1,189
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.86
FCFA544
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$0.89
FCFA559
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.51
FCFA320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.79
|
$0.62
FCFA390
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.51
|
$4.60
FCFA2,890
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,285.12
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,523,964
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.28
|
$3.76
FCFA2,363
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
Madrid
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.53
|
$43.57
FCFA27,402
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,408.34
|
$149.77
FCFA94,195
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,030.40
|
$191.98
FCFA120,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€124.67
|
$46.85
FCFA29,467
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€544.17
|
$231.89
FCFA145,839
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,654.34
|
$1,552.20
FCFA976,198
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.60
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.48
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€41.34
|
$19.06
FCFA11,988
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 58.5% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€86.77
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.68
|
$28.59
FCFA17,983
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€93.84
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€116.39
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
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