Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 60.5% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.6% less in Yaounde
- Groceries
-
pay 34.2% less in Yaounde
- Transportation
-
pay 53.1% less in Yaounde
- Housing
-
pay 54.1% less in Yaounde
- Childcare
-
pay 79.8% less in Yaounde
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 65.2% less in Yaounde
- Clothing
-
pay 65.7% less in Yaounde
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Yaounde.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Paris, you would:
pay 71.6% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$4.08
FCFA2,357
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€11.31
|
$4.90
FCFA2,828
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.60
|
$1.44
FCFA830
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.60
|
$0.44
FCFA255
|
|
pay 34.2% less for groceries
Paris
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.76
|
$0.40
FCFA232
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€9.88
|
$6.54
FCFA3,771
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.75
|
$9.09
FCFA5,245
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.26
|
$1.49
FCFA860
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.56
|
$2.72
FCFA1,568
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.39
|
$1.89
FCFA1,090
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.93
|
$0.86
FCFA499
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.32
|
$0.89
FCFA513
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.56
|
$0.51
FCFA294
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.97
|
$0.69
FCFA399
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.06
|
$0.62
FCFA358
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
Paris
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.73
|
$4.60
FCFA2,652
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€81.44
|
$16.34
FCFA9,426
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€28,750.53
|
$31,043.95
FCFA17,910,164
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€21.85
|
$3.76
FCFA2,168
|
|
pay 54.1% less for housing
Paris
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€29.60
|
$43.57
FCFA25,137
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,202.53
|
$149.77
FCFA86,409
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€929.98
|
$191.98
FCFA110,760
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€165.68
|
$46.85
FCFA27,032
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
Paris
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€665.15
|
$231.89
FCFA133,785
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€14,021.77
|
$1,552.20
FCFA895,508
|
|
pay 65.2% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.60
|
$1.06
FCFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.79
|
$1.60
FCFA921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.78
|
$1.63
FCFA943
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€32.09
|
$19.06
FCFA10,997
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.25
|
$8.17
FCFA4,713
|
|
pay 65.7% less for clothing
Paris
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€91.30
|
$24.51
FCFA14,140
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€40.96
|
$28.59
FCFA16,496
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€98.10
|
$24.51
FCFA14,140
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€131.03
|
$44.93
FCFA25,923
|
|
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