Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 1.7% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 86.8% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
$1.44
FCFA894
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
$0.44
FCFA274
|
|
pay 10.3% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
$6.54
FCFA4,066
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
$9.09
FCFA5,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
$1.49
FCFA927
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
$2.72
FCFA1,690
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
$1.89
FCFA1,176
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
$0.86
FCFA538
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
$0.89
FCFA553
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
$0.51
FCFA317
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
$0.62
FCFA386
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
$4.60
FCFA2,859
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,311,959
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
$3.76
FCFA2,338
|
|
pay 29.6% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
$43.57
FCFA27,104
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
$149.77
FCFA93,172
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
$191.98
FCFA119,429
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
$46.85
FCFA29,147
|
|
pay 56.8% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
$231.89
FCFA144,256
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
$1,552.20
FCFA965,598
|
|
pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
$1.06
FCFA661
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
$1.60
FCFA993
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
$19.06
FCFA11,858
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 43.7% less for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
$28.59
FCFA17,787
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
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