Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 13.5% cheaper than Windhoek.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.8% less in Yaounde
- Groceries
-
pay 15.6% more in Yaounde
- Transportation
-
pay 4.7% less in Yaounde
- Housing
-
pay 38.6% less in Yaounde
- Childcare
-
pay 17.0% less in Yaounde
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.4% less in Yaounde
- Clothing
-
pay 32.6% less in Yaounde
Expenses including housing, clothing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Yaounde.
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD14.72
|
$0.44
FCFA254
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD52.88
|
$1.49
FCFA857
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD41.45
|
$2.72
FCFA1,564
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.13
|
$1.89
FCFA1,087
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.35
|
$0.86
FCFA497
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD12.68
|
$0.89
FCFA512
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.55
|
$0.51
FCFA293
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.27
|
$0.69
FCFA398
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD16.59
|
$0.62
FCFA357
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD126.32
|
$3.76
FCFA2,162
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,135.74
|
$46.85
FCFA26,959
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD628.92
|
$19.06
FCFA10,968
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD63.16
|
$8.17
FCFA4,701
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,263.23
|
$44.93
FCFA25,853
|
|
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