Cost of living comparison

 Windhoek, Namibia
compared to
 Yaounde, Cameroon
Yaounde vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary
Yaounde vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

pay 14.8% less for restaurants

 
Windhoek
Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.23
NAD181.90
$4.08
FCFA2,350
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.11
NAD90.90
$4.90
FCFA2,820
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.95
NAD16.84
$1.44
FCFA827

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pay 15.6% more for groceries

 
Windhoek
Yaounde
Bread
1 loaf
$0.84
NAD14.99
$0.40
FCFA231
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.98
NAD52.97
$6.54
FCFA3,760
Milk (1 gallon) $5.50
NAD97.86
$9.09
FCFA5,231

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pay 4.7% less for transportation

 
Windhoek
Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.69
NAD83.37
$4.60
FCFA2,644
Monthly public transit pass $34.08
NAD606.35
$16.34
FCFA9,401
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $17,041.85
NAD303,174.56
$31,043.95
FCFA17,861,931

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pay 38.6% less for housing

 
Windhoek
Yaounde
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$59.63
NAD1,060.86
$43.57
FCFA25,069
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $421.63
NAD7,500.76
$149.77
FCFA86,176
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $301.93
NAD5,371.34
$191.98
FCFA110,462

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pay 17.0% less for childcare

 
Windhoek
Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $169.47
NAD3,014.90
$231.89
FCFA133,424
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,302.57
NAD94,332.76
$1,552.20
FCFA893,097

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pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Windhoek
Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.70
NAD30.32
$1.06
FCFA611
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.91
NAD33.91
$1.60
FCFA918
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.81
NAD50.02
$1.63
FCFA940

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pay 32.6% less for clothing

 
Windhoek
Yaounde
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$37.49
NAD666.98
$24.51
FCFA14,102
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.97
NAD479.77
$28.59
FCFA16,452
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.06
NAD1,246.38
$24.51
FCFA14,102

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