Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 66.2% more expensive than Tehran.
- Restaurants
-
pay 39.4% more in Yaounde
- Groceries
-
pay 2.3 times more in Yaounde
- Transportation
-
pay 23.6% more in Yaounde
- Housing
-
pay 2.8 times more in Yaounde
- Childcare
-
pay 38.4% more in Yaounde
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 89.6% more in Yaounde
- Clothing
-
pay 37.0% less in Yaounde
The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and transportation in Yaounde are more expensive than in Tehran. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Yaounde.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 39.4% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,400
|
$4.08
FCFA2,474
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR210,500
|
$4.90
FCFA2,968
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,110
|
$1.44
FCFA871
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,676
|
$0.44
FCFA267
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,521
|
$0.40
FCFA244
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR76,998
|
$6.54
FCFA3,958
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR97,804
|
$9.09
FCFA5,506
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,083
|
$1.49
FCFA902
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,629
|
$2.72
FCFA1,646
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,224
|
$1.89
FCFA1,144
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,499
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,768
|
$0.89
FCFA539
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,342
|
$0.51
FCFA309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,202
|
$0.69
FCFA419
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,090
|
$0.62
FCFA376
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,045
|
$4.60
FCFA2,783
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR421,000
|
$16.34
FCFA9,894
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,789,000,000
|
$31,043.95
FCFA18,799,386
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,090
|
$3.76
FCFA2,276
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR285,943
|
$43.57
FCFA26,385
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,617,182
|
$149.77
FCFA90,699
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,301,654
|
$191.98
FCFA116,259
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR500,559
|
$46.85
FCFA28,374
|
|
pay 38.4% more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,186,720
|
$231.89
FCFA140,427
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR73,814,695
|
$1,552.20
FCFA939,969
|
|
pay 89.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,680
|
$1.06
FCFA643
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,412
|
$1.60
FCFA967
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,250
|
$1.63
FCFA989
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR809,593
|
$19.06
FCFA11,543
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,150
|
$8.17
FCFA4,947
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,524,238
|
$24.51
FCFA14,842
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,308
|
$28.59
FCFA17,315
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,810,058
|
$24.51
FCFA14,842
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,950,890
|
$44.93
FCFA27,210
|
|
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