Cost of living comparison

compared to

Yaounde vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 59.4% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 40.2% less in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 38.6% less in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 65.8% less in Yaounde
Housing: pay 56.4% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 87.4% less in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.4% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 58.2% less in Yaounde

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, housing, and restaurants are lower in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yaounde instead of Singapore, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 40.2% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 SGD13.52	$4.08 FCFA2,474	-59.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.52 SGD10.01	$4.90 FCFA2,968	-34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 SGD2.02	$1.44 FCFA871	-5.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 SGD1.49	$0.44 FCFA267	-60.6%
Average			-40.2%

Singapore vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 38.6% less for groceries

	Singapore	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.11 SGD2.80	$0.40 FCFA244	-80.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.41 SGD11.20	$6.54 FCFA3,958	-22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.38 SGD13.82	$9.09 FCFA5,506	-12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.30 SGD4.39	$1.49 FCFA902	-54.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 SGD5.98	$2.72 FCFA1,646	-39.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.40	$1.89 FCFA1,144	+4.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.81	$0.86 FCFA524	-36.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.39	$0.89 FCFA539	-50.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 SGD1.68	$0.51 FCFA309	-59.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 SGD1.36	$0.69 FCFA419	-32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 SGD1.38	$0.62 FCFA376	-40.2%
Average			-38.6%

Singapore vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 65.8% less for transportation

	Singapore	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.18 SGD10.89	$4.60 FCFA2,783	-43.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.29 SGD120.17	$16.34 FCFA9,894	-81.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$135,434.68 SGD180,250.01	$31,043.95 FCFA18,799,386	-77.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.48 SGD12.62	$3.76 FCFA2,276	-60.4%
Average			-65.8%

Singapore vs. Yaounde - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 56.4% less for housing

	Singapore	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.16 SGD48.12	$43.57 FCFA26,385	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,745.11 SGD3,653.47	$149.77 FCFA90,699	-94.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,988.78 SGD2,646.86	$191.98 FCFA116,259	-90.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.43 SGD161.62	$46.85 FCFA28,374	-61.4%
Average			-56.4%

Singapore vs. Yaounde - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 87.4% less for childcare

	Singapore	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,189.74 SGD1,583.43	$231.89 FCFA140,427	-80.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,370.99 SGD36,428.06	$1,552.20 FCFA939,969	-94.3%
Average			-87.4%

Singapore vs. Yaounde - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 69.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.73 SGD8.96	$1.06 FCFA643	-84.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71 SGD6.27	$1.60 FCFA967	-66.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.64 SGD16.82	$1.63 FCFA989	-87.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$105.20 SGD140.01	$19.06 FCFA11,543	-81.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.29 SGD15.02	$8.17 FCFA4,947	-27.6%
Average			-69.4%

Singapore vs. Yaounde - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 58.2% less for clothing

	Singapore	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.32 SGD88.26	$24.51 FCFA14,842	-63.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 SGD59.04	$28.59 FCFA17,315	-35.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.71 SGD128.70	$24.51 FCFA14,842	-74.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.62 SGD148.56	$44.93 FCFA27,210	-59.7%
Average			-58.2%

Singapore vs. Yaounde - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

More cost comparisons

Singapore vs.

Berlin

Singapore vs.

Canberra

Singapore vs.

Wellington

Singapore vs.

Beijing

Singapore vs.

Ottawa

Singapore vs.

Hong Kong

Singapore vs.

Ankara

Singapore vs.

Paris

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Singapore vs. Cameroon. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Singapore and Cameroon.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Singapore

Add prices for Yaounde

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Yaounde or Singapore. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.