Cost of living comparison

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Yaounde is 43.0% cheaper than Nicosia.

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

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pay 35.9% less for restaurants

 
Nicosia
Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.33
€11.50
$4.08
FCFA2,500
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.50
€7.00
$4.90
FCFA3,000
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.47
€1.37
$1.44
FCFA880

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pay 10.7% less for groceries

 
Nicosia
Yaounde
Bread
1 loaf
$1.85
€1.73
$0.40
FCFA246
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.54
€6.10
$6.54
FCFA4,000
Milk (1 gallon) $7.37
€6.88
$9.09
FCFA5,564

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pay 38.1% less for transportation

 
Nicosia
Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.64
€5.26
$4.60
FCFA2,813
Monthly public transit pass $53.59
€50.00
$16.34
FCFA9,999
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,348.13
€26,447.85
$31,043.95
FCFA18,998,456

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pay 42.1% less for housing

 
Nicosia
Yaounde
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.63
€27.64
$43.57
FCFA26,664
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $707.36
€659.95
$149.77
FCFA91,659
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $588.46
€549.02
$191.98
FCFA117,490

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pay 61.8% less for childcare

 
Nicosia
Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $423.35
€394.97
$231.89
FCFA141,914
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,161.35
€6,681.29
$1,552.20
FCFA949,923

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pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nicosia
Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.29
€4.00
$1.06
FCFA650
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.48
€3.24
$1.60
FCFA977
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.36
€5.00
$1.63
FCFA1,000

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pay 53.9% less for clothing

 
Nicosia
Yaounde
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.72
€76.24
$24.51
FCFA14,999
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.90
€33.50
$28.59
FCFA17,499
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$79.71
€74.37
$24.51
FCFA14,999

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