Cost of living comparison

 Ottawa, Canada
compared to
 Yaounde, Cameroon
Yaounde vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary
Yaounde vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

pay 59.2% less for restaurants

 
Ottawa
Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.96
CA$24.67
$4.08
FCFA2,357
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.78
CA$14.80
$4.90
FCFA2,828
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.17
CA$2.98
$1.44
FCFA830

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pay 33.4% less for groceries

 
Ottawa
Yaounde
Bread
1 loaf
$2.65
CA$3.64
$0.40
FCFA232
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.28
CA$8.63
$6.54
FCFA3,771
Milk (1 gallon) $9.92
CA$13.63
$9.09
FCFA5,245

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pay 31.1% less for transportation

 
Ottawa
Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.15
CA$5.70
$4.60
FCFA2,652
Monthly public transit pass $92.50
CA$127.07
$16.34
FCFA9,426
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,412.64
CA$33,534.42
$31,043.95
FCFA17,910,164

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pay 63.0% less for housing

 
Ottawa
Yaounde
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.21
CA$68.98
$43.57
FCFA25,137
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,425.51
CA$1,958.16
$149.77
FCFA86,409
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,269.57
CA$1,743.94
$191.98
FCFA110,760

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pay 84.5% less for childcare

 
Ottawa
Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $999.72
CA$1,373.27
$231.89
FCFA133,785
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $19,936.07
CA$27,385.19
$1,552.20
FCFA895,508

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pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ottawa
Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.75
CA$7.90
$1.06
FCFA613
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
CA$5.10
$1.60
FCFA921
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.93
CA$17.77
$1.63
FCFA943

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pay 56.8% less for clothing

 
Ottawa
Yaounde
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.20
CA$78.57
$24.51
FCFA14,140
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.39
CA$60.98
$28.59
FCFA16,496
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.78
CA$134.31
$24.51
FCFA14,140

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