Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 34.1% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 49.3% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
$1.44
FCFA894
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
$0.44
FCFA274
|
|
pay 41.8% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
$6.54
FCFA4,066
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
$9.09
FCFA5,656
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
$1.49
FCFA927
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
$2.72
FCFA1,690
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
$1.89
FCFA1,176
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
$0.86
FCFA538
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
$0.89
FCFA553
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
$0.51
FCFA317
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
$0.62
FCFA386
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
$4.60
FCFA2,859
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,311,959
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
$3.76
FCFA2,338
|
|
pay 22.1% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
$43.57
FCFA27,104
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
$149.77
FCFA93,172
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
$191.98
FCFA119,429
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
$46.85
FCFA29,147
|
|
pay 71.0% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
$231.89
FCFA144,256
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
$1,552.20
FCFA965,598
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
$1.06
FCFA661
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
$1.60
FCFA993
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
$19.06
FCFA11,858
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 58.0% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
$28.59
FCFA17,787
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
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