Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 46.0% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 56.3% less in Yaounde
- Groceries
-
pay 13.8% less in Yaounde
- Transportation
-
pay 38.6% less in Yaounde
- Housing
-
pay 46.5% less in Yaounde
- Childcare
-
pay 69.8% less in Yaounde
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.3% less in Yaounde
- Clothing
-
pay 48.5% 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 Rome, you would:
pay 56.3% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.15
|
$4.08
FCFA2,359
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
$4.90
FCFA2,831
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.97
|
$1.44
FCFA830
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.99
|
$0.44
FCFA255
|
|
pay 13.8% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.57
|
$0.40
FCFA232
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.16
|
$6.54
FCFA3,774
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.46
|
$9.09
FCFA5,251
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.31
|
$1.49
FCFA861
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.31
|
$2.72
FCFA1,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.94
|
$1.89
FCFA1,091
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.81
|
$0.86
FCFA499
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.78
|
$0.89
FCFA514
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.96
|
$0.51
FCFA294
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$0.69
FCFA399
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.69
|
$0.62
FCFA358
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.29
|
$4.60
FCFA2,654
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€33.03
|
$16.34
FCFA9,436
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€23,590.50
|
$31,043.95
FCFA17,928,768
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€15.10
|
$3.76
FCFA2,170
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.93
|
$43.57
FCFA25,163
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,039.19
|
$149.77
FCFA86,498
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€671.86
|
$191.98
FCFA110,875
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€147.27
|
$46.85
FCFA27,060
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€447.99
|
$231.89
FCFA133,924
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,236.37
|
$1,552.20
FCFA896,438
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.72
|
$1.06
FCFA613
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.34
|
$1.60
FCFA922
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.66
|
$1.63
FCFA944
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€51.34
|
$19.06
FCFA11,009
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.44
|
$8.17
FCFA4,718
|
|
pay 48.5% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€57.61
|
$24.51
FCFA14,154
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€27.06
|
$28.59
FCFA16,513
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€67.94
|
$24.51
FCFA14,154
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€90.09
|
$44.93
FCFA25,950
|
|
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