Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 30.9% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.91
|
$4.13
FCFA2,490
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.75
|
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.28
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.84
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 47.6% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.41
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.58
|
$7.02
FCFA4,233
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.60
|
$9.22
FCFA5,561
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.41
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.78
|
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN3.00
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.42
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.54
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
$0.70
FCFA422
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.76
|
$4.58
FCFA2,761
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN112.49
|
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN124,867.38
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,922,032
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.73
|
$3.80
FCFA2,291
|
|
pay 18.5% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.93
|
$44.03
FCFA26,557
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,463.22
|
$134.14
FCFA80,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,418.04
|
$123.83
FCFA74,692
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN925.05
|
$60.76
FCFA36,650
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,125.93
|
$267.34
FCFA161,261
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,699.37
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,709,622
|
|
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.36
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.75
|
$1.40
FCFA847
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.43
|
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN169.61
|
$20.64
FCFA12,449
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.68
|
$8.26
FCFA4,979
|
|
pay 50.9% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN376.16
|
$24.77
FCFA14,938
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN171.36
|
$28.89
FCFA17,428
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN365.43
|
$53.66
FCFA32,367
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN425.43
|
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
|
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