Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 23.1% cheaper than Mexico City.
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$201.99
|
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
$1.44
FCFA894
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
$0.44
FCFA274
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
$6.54
FCFA4,066
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
$9.09
FCFA5,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
$1.49
FCFA927
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
$2.72
FCFA1,690
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
$1.89
FCFA1,176
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
$0.86
FCFA538
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
$0.89
FCFA553
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
$0.51
FCFA317
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
$0.62
FCFA386
|
|
pay 16.3% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
$4.60
FCFA2,859
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,311,959
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
$3.76
FCFA2,338
|
|
pay 3.7% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
$43.57
FCFA27,104
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
$149.77
FCFA93,172
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
$191.98
FCFA119,429
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
$46.85
FCFA29,147
|
|
pay 60.4% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
$231.89
FCFA144,256
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
$1,552.20
FCFA965,598
|
|
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
$1.06
FCFA661
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
$1.60
FCFA993
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
$19.06
FCFA11,858
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 52.9% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
$28.59
FCFA17,787
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
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