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Yaounde vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 11.8% more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 45.8% less in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 15.0% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 99.3% more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.4% less in Yaounde

The cost of housing and groceries in Yaounde are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Yaounde. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yaounde instead of P'yongyang, you would:

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pay 45.8% less for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$4.08 FCFA2,598
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$4.90 FCFA3,118
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$1.44 FCFA915	-32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$0.44 FCFA281	-58.8%
Average			-45.8%

P'yongyang vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.0% more for groceries

	P'yongyang	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$0.40 FCFA256	-81.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.54 FCFA4,158
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$9.09 FCFA5,784	+167.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$1.49 FCFA948	-40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.72 FCFA1,729
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.89 FCFA1,202
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.86 FCFA550
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.89 FCFA566
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.51 FCFA324
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.69 FCFA440
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.62 FCFA395
Average			+15.0%

P'yongyang vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.60 FCFA2,924
Monthly public transit pass	??	$16.34 FCFA10,394
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$31,043.95 FCFA19,748,334
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.76 FCFA2,391

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pay 99.3% more for housing

	P'yongyang	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$43.57 FCFA27,717
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$149.77 FCFA95,277	+74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$191.98 FCFA122,128	+123.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$46.85 FCFA29,806
Average			+99.3%

P'yongyang vs. Yaounde - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$231.89 FCFA147,515
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,552.20 FCFA987,417

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pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$1.06 FCFA676	-91.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$1.60 FCFA1,015	+48.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.63 FCFA1,039
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$19.06 FCFA12,126
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.17 FCFA5,197
Average			-21.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$24.51 FCFA15,591
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$28.59 FCFA18,189
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$24.51 FCFA15,591
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$44.93 FCFA28,583

P'yongyang vs. Yaounde - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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