Cost of living comparison

Nicosia, Cyprus

compared to

Yaounde, Cameroon

Yaounde vs. Nicosia Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 43.0% cheaper than Nicosia.

Restaurants: pay 35.9% less in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 10.7% less in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 38.1% less in Yaounde
Housing: pay 42.1% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 61.8% less in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.7% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 53.9% less in Yaounde

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. Nicosia Cost Breakdown

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 €10.86	$4.08 FCFA2,361	-66.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50 €6.61	$4.90 FCFA2,833	-34.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 €1.29	$1.44 FCFA831	-2.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 €0.65	$0.44 FCFA255	-40.0%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 10.7% less for groceries

	Nicosia	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 €1.63	$0.40 FCFA232	-78.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.54 €5.76	$6.54 FCFA3,778
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 €6.50	$9.09 FCFA5,256	+23.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 €3.24	$1.49 FCFA861	-59.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.97 €3.50	$2.72 FCFA1,571	-31.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.06	$1.89 FCFA1,092	+57.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.78	$0.86 FCFA500	-2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.72	$0.89 FCFA514	+8.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.03	$0.51 FCFA295	-56.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 €0.48	$0.69 FCFA400	+27.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.53	$0.62 FCFA359	+3.9%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 38.1% less for transportation

	Nicosia	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 €4.97	$4.60 FCFA2,657	-18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.59 €47.22	$16.34 FCFA9,445	-69.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,348.13 €24,981.51	$31,043.95 FCFA17,945,122	+9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.47 €12.75	$3.76 FCFA2,172	-74.0%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 42.1% less for housing

	Nicosia	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.63 €26.11	$43.57 FCFA25,186	+47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$707.36 €623.36	$149.77 FCFA86,577	-78.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.46 €518.58	$191.98 FCFA110,976	-67.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.51 €135.28	$46.85 FCFA27,084	-69.5%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 61.8% less for childcare

	Nicosia	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$423.35 €373.07	$231.89 FCFA134,046	-45.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,161.35 €6,310.86	$1,552.20 FCFA897,256	-78.3%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Nicosia	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.29 €3.78	$1.06 FCFA614	-75.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 €3.06	$1.60 FCFA923	-54.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.36 €4.72	$1.63 FCFA944	-69.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.50 €57.72	$19.06 FCFA11,019	-70.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.44	$8.17 FCFA4,722	-23.8%
Average			-58.7%

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pay 53.9% less for clothing

	Nicosia	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.72 €72.02	$24.51 FCFA14,167	-70.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.90 €31.64	$28.59 FCFA16,528	-20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.71 €70.25	$24.51 FCFA14,167	-69.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.82 €89.73	$44.93 FCFA25,973	-55.9%
Average			-53.9%

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