Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 2.0% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
$4.08
FCFA2,569
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
$1.44
FCFA904
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
$0.44
FCFA277
|
|
pay 68.7% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
$6.54
FCFA4,110
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
$9.09
FCFA5,718
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
$1.49
FCFA937
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
$2.72
FCFA1,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
$1.89
FCFA1,189
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
$0.86
FCFA544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
$0.89
FCFA559
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
$0.51
FCFA320
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
$0.62
FCFA390
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
$4.60
FCFA2,890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,523,964
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
$3.76
FCFA2,363
|
|
pay 96.4% more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
$43.57
FCFA27,402
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
$149.77
FCFA94,195
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
$191.98
FCFA120,740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
$46.85
FCFA29,467
|
|
pay 67.7% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
$231.89
FCFA145,839
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
$1,552.20
FCFA976,198
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
$19.06
FCFA11,988
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 58.9% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
$28.59
FCFA17,983
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
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