Cost of living comparison

St. George's, Grenada

compared to

Yaounde, Cameroon

Yaounde vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 11.0% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 44.6% less in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 22.3% less in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 35.2% less in Yaounde
Housing: pay 46.4% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.7% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 31.1% less in Yaounde

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Yaounde. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yaounde instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 44.6% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$4.08 FCFA2,320	-44.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$4.90 FCFA2,784	-41.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.44 FCFA817	-22.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$0.44 FCFA251	-70.2%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 22.3% less for groceries

	St. George's	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$0.40 FCFA228	-76.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 EC$11.68	$6.54 FCFA3,712	+51.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$9.09 FCFA5,164	-38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 EC$10.67	$1.49 FCFA846	-62.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$2.72 FCFA1,543	+4.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.48 EC$6.70	$1.89 FCFA1,073	-23.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.86 FCFA491	+3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$0.89 FCFA505	+12.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$0.51 FCFA289	-62.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 EC$2.54	$0.69 FCFA393	-26.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 EC$2.33	$0.62 FCFA353	-28.0%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 35.2% less for transportation

	St. George's	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 EC$14.01	$4.60 FCFA2,610	-11.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$16.34 FCFA9,280	-55.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$31,043.95 FCFA17,631,495	+24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$199.81 EC$540.00	$3.76 FCFA2,134	-98.1%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 46.4% less for housing

	St. George's	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$43.57 FCFA24,746	-7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$149.77 FCFA85,064	-74.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$191.98 FCFA109,037	-33.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$46.85 FCFA26,611	-70.6%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$231.89 FCFA131,703	+317.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$1,552.20 FCFA881,575	-33.4%
Average			+142.2%

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pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.06 FCFA603	-47.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$1.60 FCFA907	-64.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.63 FCFA928	-11.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$19.06 FCFA10,826	-48.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$8.17 FCFA4,640	-26.4%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 31.1% less for clothing

	St. George's	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$24.51 FCFA13,920	-5.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$28.59 FCFA16,240	-35.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$24.51 FCFA13,920	-42.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$44.93 FCFA25,519	-40.8%
Average			-31.1%

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