Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 9.3% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 30.2% more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
$4.13
FCFA2,490
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 98.3% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
$7.02
FCFA4,233
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
$9.22
FCFA5,561
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
$0.70
FCFA422
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
$4.58
FCFA2,761
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,922,032
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
$3.80
FCFA2,291
|
|
pay 5.7% less for housing
|
Rabat
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
$44.03
FCFA26,557
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
$134.14
FCFA80,917
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
$123.83
FCFA74,692
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
$60.76
FCFA36,650
|
|
pay 40.9% more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
$267.34
FCFA161,261
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,709,622
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
$1.40
FCFA847
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
$20.64
FCFA12,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
$8.26
FCFA4,979
|
|
pay 49.1% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
$24.77
FCFA14,938
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
$28.89
FCFA17,428
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
$53.66
FCFA32,367
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
|
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