Cost of living comparison

 Panama City, Panama
compared to
 Yaounde, Cameroon
Yaounde vs. Panama City Cost of Living Summary
Yaounde vs. Panama City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yaounde instead of Panama City, you would:

pay 49.8% less for restaurants

 
Panama City
Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.25
PAB13.25
$4.08
FCFA2,325
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
PAB8.00
$4.90
FCFA2,790
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.86
PAB1.86
$1.44
FCFA818

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pay 21.1% less for groceries

 
Panama City
Yaounde
Bread
1 loaf
$2.51
PAB2.51
$0.40
FCFA229
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.39
PAB6.39
$6.54
FCFA3,720
Milk (1 gallon) $6.80
PAB6.80
$9.09
FCFA5,175

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pay 7.6% less for transportation

 
Panama City
Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.69
PAB3.69
$4.60
FCFA2,616
Monthly public transit pass $25.00
PAB25.00
$16.34
FCFA9,300
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,750.00
PAB19,750.00
$31,043.95
FCFA17,669,743

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pay 56.8% less for housing

 
Panama City
Yaounde
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.10
PAB52.10
$43.57
FCFA24,800
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,023.81
PAB1,023.81
$149.77
FCFA85,249
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $755.88
PAB755.88
$191.98
FCFA109,273

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pay 65.9% less for childcare

 
Panama City
Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $439.17
PAB439.17
$231.89
FCFA131,989
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,092.67
PAB10,092.67
$1,552.20
FCFA883,487

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pay 46.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Panama City
Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
PAB3.00
$1.06
FCFA604
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.59
PAB3.59
$1.60
FCFA909
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.50
PAB5.50
$1.63
FCFA930

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pay 52.4% less for clothing

 
Panama City
Yaounde
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.91
PAB53.91
$24.51
FCFA13,950
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.78
PAB37.78
$28.59
FCFA16,275
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$87.62
PAB87.62
$24.51
FCFA13,950

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