Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 10.0% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 28.4% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES495.55
|
$4.13
FCFA2,490
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES693.77
|
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.42
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.12
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 51.2% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES733.82
|
$7.02
FCFA4,233
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES434.59
|
$9.22
FCFA5,561
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.17
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES343.68
|
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.00
|
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.77
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES99.88
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.46
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.17
|
$0.70
FCFA422
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.21
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES784.44
|
$4.58
FCFA2,761
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,440.11
|
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,378,631.47
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,922,032
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,625.40
|
$3.80
FCFA2,291
|
|
pay 19.1% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,227.04
|
$44.03
FCFA26,557
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES53,969.71
|
$134.14
FCFA80,917
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,253.90
|
$123.83
FCFA74,692
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,872.24
|
$60.76
FCFA36,650
|
|
pay 9.8% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,892.78
|
$267.34
FCFA161,261
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES982,365.18
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,709,622
|
|
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.33
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.48
|
$1.40
FCFA847
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES346.88
|
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,908.85
|
$20.64
FCFA12,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES792.88
|
$8.26
FCFA4,979
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,391.34
|
$24.77
FCFA14,938
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,213.98
|
$28.89
FCFA17,428
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,365.65
|
$53.66
FCFA32,367
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,759.24
|
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
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