Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 37.9% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
|
Vilnius
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$4.08
FCFA2,569
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$1.44
FCFA904
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.75
|
$0.44
FCFA277
|
|
pay 19.4% more for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.46
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
€6.10
|
$6.54
FCFA4,110
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.96
|
$9.09
FCFA5,718
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
$1.49
FCFA937
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
€2.91
|
$2.72
FCFA1,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.62
|
$1.89
FCFA1,189
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.86
FCFA544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$0.89
FCFA559
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$0.51
FCFA320
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.38
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
$0.62
FCFA390
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.87
|
$4.60
FCFA2,890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
€29.80
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,251.45
€31,880.59
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,523,964
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.36
€10.89
|
$3.76
FCFA2,363
|
|
pay 15.9% less for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.16
€16.45
|
$43.57
FCFA27,402
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$795.81
€763.00
|
$149.77
FCFA94,195
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$594.19
€569.69
|
$191.98
FCFA120,740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.42
€143.26
|
$46.85
FCFA29,467
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.87
€533.91
|
$231.89
FCFA145,839
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,496.16
€8,145.89
|
$1,552.20
FCFA976,198
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
€3.24
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
€38.57
|
$19.06
FCFA11,988
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 57.3% less for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.32
€78.93
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.02
€34.54
|
$28.59
FCFA17,983
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
€96.55
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
€115.60
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
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