Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Yaounde, Cameroon

Yaounde vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 34.1% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 49.3% less in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 41.8% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 29.4% less in Yaounde
Housing: pay 22.1% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 71.0% less in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.8% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 58.0% less in Yaounde

Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and housing are lower in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yaounde instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 49.3% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN38.21	$4.08 FCFA2,464	-58.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN33.43	$4.90 FCFA2,956	-43.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.92	$1.44 FCFA867	-19.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.91	$0.44 FCFA266	-75.3%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 41.8% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.20	$0.40 FCFA243	-63.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.82	$6.54 FCFA3,942	+49.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.65	$9.09 FCFA5,484	+139.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.67	$1.49 FCFA899	-50.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.80	$2.72 FCFA1,639	+7.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.75	$1.89 FCFA1,140	+316.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.88	$0.86 FCFA522	+15.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.17	$0.89 FCFA536	+8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.35	$0.51 FCFA307	-63.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.60	$0.69 FCFA417	+66.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.81	$0.62 FCFA374	+32.6%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 29.4% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN23.93	$4.60 FCFA2,772	-25.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN105.06	$16.34 FCFA9,855	-40.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN118,622.66	$31,043.95 FCFA18,724,192	+1.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN30.56	$3.76 FCFA2,267	-52.5%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 22.1% less for housing

	Warsaw	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN66.37	$43.57 FCFA26,280	+153.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,130.71	$149.77 FCFA90,336	-86.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,213.04	$191.98 FCFA115,794	-76.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN866.38	$46.85 FCFA28,260	-79.1%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 71.0% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,960.10	$231.89 FCFA139,865	-54.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN48,556.04	$1,552.20 FCFA936,210	-87.7%
Average			-71.0%

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pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN14.33	$1.06 FCFA641	-71.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN14.13	$1.60 FCFA963	-56.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN18.39	$1.63 FCFA985	-65.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN163.07	$19.06 FCFA11,497	-54.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN33.43	$8.17 FCFA4,927	-5.7%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 58.0% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN345.26	$24.51 FCFA14,782	-72.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN160.40	$28.59 FCFA17,246	-31.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN340.91	$24.51 FCFA14,782	-72.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN394.38	$44.93 FCFA27,101	-56.0%
Average			-58.0%

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