Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 31.3% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$4.08
FCFA2,569
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$1.44
FCFA904
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$0.44
FCFA277
|
|
pay 1.9% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$6.54
FCFA4,110
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$9.09
FCFA5,718
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$1.49
FCFA937
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$2.72
FCFA1,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$1.89
FCFA1,189
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$0.86
FCFA544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$0.89
FCFA559
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$0.51
FCFA320
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.62
FCFA390
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$4.60
FCFA2,890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,523,964
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$3.76
FCFA2,363
|
|
pay 7.2% less for housing
|
Tirana
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$43.57
FCFA27,402
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$149.77
FCFA94,195
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$191.98
FCFA120,740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$46.85
FCFA29,467
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$231.89
FCFA145,839
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$1,552.20
FCFA976,198
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$19.06
FCFA11,988
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 61.0% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$28.59
FCFA17,983
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
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