Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 29.2% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 49.7% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$4.13
FCFA2,424
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$3.30
FCFA1,939
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$1.45
FCFA853
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.47
FCFA279
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$1.03
FCFA606
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$7.02
FCFA4,120
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$9.22
FCFA5,413
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
$1.51
FCFA884
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$3.00
FCFA1,759
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.91
FCFA1,121
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.79
FCFA462
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.86
FCFA506
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.46
FCFA269
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.70
FCFA410
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.63
FCFA368
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$4.58
FCFA2,688
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
$16.51
FCFA9,695
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF590.0500
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,420,629
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$3.80
FCFA2,230
|
|
pay 23.9% less for housing
Santiago
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$44.03
FCFA25,854
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.3200
|
$134.14
FCFA78,772
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4300
|
$123.83
FCFA72,713
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
$60.76
FCFA35,679
|
|
pay 46.4% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6700
|
$267.34
FCFA156,988
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF231.3300
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,664,320
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$1.07
FCFA630
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.40
FCFA824
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$2.06
FCFA1,212
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$20.64
FCFA12,119
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$8.26
FCFA4,848
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$24.77
FCFA14,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
$28.89
FCFA16,966
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
$53.66
FCFA31,509
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
$45.40
FCFA26,661
|
|
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