Cost of living comparison

 Manila, Philippines
compared to
 Yaounde, Cameroon
Yaounde vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 17.5% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants
pay 12.4% more in Yaounde
Groceries
pay 17.0% less in Yaounde
Transportation
pay 34.4% more in Yaounde
Housing
pay 22.7% less in Yaounde
Childcare
pay 70.5% less in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports
pay 31.3% less in Yaounde
Clothing
pay 28.0% less in Yaounde

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Yaounde are more expensive than in Manila. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and groceries are lower in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

pay 12.4% more for restaurants

 
Manila
Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.12
₱289.35
$4.08
FCFA2,286
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.26
₱241.13
$4.90
FCFA2,743
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.87
₱49.38
$1.44
FCFA805

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pay 17.0% less for groceries

 
Manila
Yaounde
Bread
1 loaf
$1.35
₱76.47
$0.40
FCFA225
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.30
₱300.00
$6.54
FCFA3,658
Milk (1 gallon) $6.79
₱384.26
$9.09
FCFA5,088

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pay 34.4% more for transportation

 
Manila
Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
₱234.26
$4.60
FCFA2,572
Monthly public transit pass $9.93
₱561.62
$16.34
FCFA9,144
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,575.45
₱1,446,751.92
$31,043.95
FCFA17,374,134

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pay 22.7% less for housing

 
Manila
Yaounde
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.80
₱1,629.44
$43.57
FCFA24,385
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $468.88
₱26,523.74
$149.77
FCFA83,823
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $234.44
₱13,261.89
$191.98
FCFA107,445

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pay 70.5% less for childcare

 
Manila
Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $482.52
₱27,295.39
$231.89
FCFA129,781
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,127.39
₱799,158.20
$1,552.20
FCFA868,707

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pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Manila
Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.36
₱77.16
$1.06
FCFA594
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.70
₱152.57
$1.60
FCFA893
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.07
₱173.61
$1.63
FCFA914

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pay 28.0% less for clothing

 
Manila
Yaounde
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$33.31
₱1,884.41
$24.51
FCFA13,716
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.60
₱1,504.53
$28.59
FCFA16,002
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$74.03
₱4,187.46
$24.51
FCFA13,716

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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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