Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 23.1% cheaper than Mexico City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.7% less in Yaounde
- Groceries
-
pay 2.4% less in Yaounde
- Transportation
-
pay 16.3% more in Yaounde
- Housing
-
pay 3.7% less in Yaounde
- Childcare
-
pay 60.4% less in Yaounde
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.2% less in Yaounde
- Clothing
-
pay 52.9% less in Yaounde
Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and groceries are lower in Yaounde.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$201.21
|
$4.08
FCFA2,474
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$150.91
|
$4.90
FCFA2,968
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.87
|
$1.44
FCFA871
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.66
|
$0.44
FCFA267
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.69
|
$0.40
FCFA244
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$98.63
|
$6.54
FCFA3,958
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$111.61
|
$9.09
FCFA5,506
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.23
|
$1.49
FCFA902
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.36
|
$2.72
FCFA1,646
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.76
|
$1.89
FCFA1,144
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.56
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.19
|
$0.89
FCFA539
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.77
|
$0.51
FCFA309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.25
|
$0.69
FCFA419
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.77
|
$0.62
FCFA376
|
|
pay 16.3% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.98
|
$4.60
FCFA2,783
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$362.18
|
$16.34
FCFA9,894
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$377,273.73
|
$31,043.95
FCFA18,799,386
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.42
|
$3.76
FCFA2,276
|
|
pay 3.7% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$494.10
|
$43.57
FCFA26,385
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,109.14
|
$149.77
FCFA90,699
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,030.11
|
$191.98
FCFA116,259
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$614.32
|
$46.85
FCFA28,374
|
|
pay 60.4% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,728.40
|
$231.89
FCFA140,427
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$170,791.22
|
$1,552.20
FCFA939,969
|
|
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.33
|
$1.06
FCFA643
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.93
|
$1.60
FCFA967
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.48
|
$1.63
FCFA989
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,088.09
|
$19.06
FCFA11,543
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.61
|
$8.17
FCFA4,947
|
|
pay 52.9% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,142.16
|
$24.51
FCFA14,842
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$832.15
|
$28.59
FCFA17,315
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,864.43
|
$24.51
FCFA14,842
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,863.15
|
$44.93
FCFA27,210
|
|
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