Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 29.5% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
$4.08
FCFA2,569
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$1.44
FCFA904
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$0.44
FCFA277
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$6.54
FCFA4,110
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$9.09
FCFA5,718
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$1.49
FCFA937
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$2.72
FCFA1,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$1.89
FCFA1,189
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.86
FCFA544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.89
FCFA559
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$0.51
FCFA320
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.62
FCFA390
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$4.60
FCFA2,890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,523,964
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$3.76
FCFA2,363
|
|
pay 47.9% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$43.57
FCFA27,402
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$149.77
FCFA94,195
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$191.98
FCFA120,740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$46.85
FCFA29,467
|
|
pay 14.1% less for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$231.89
FCFA145,839
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$1,552.20
FCFA976,198
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
$19.06
FCFA11,988
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 60.7% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$28.59
FCFA17,983
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
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