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
NAD182.63
|
$4.08
FCFA2,361
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD91.26
|
$4.90
FCFA2,833
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD16.91
|
$1.44
FCFA831
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD14.78
|
$0.44
FCFA255
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.05
|
$0.40
FCFA232
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD53.18
|
$6.54
FCFA3,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD98.25
|
$9.09
FCFA5,256
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD53.09
|
$1.49
FCFA861
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD41.62
|
$2.72
FCFA1,571
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.19
|
$1.89
FCFA1,092
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.42
|
$0.86
FCFA500
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD12.73
|
$0.89
FCFA514
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.61
|
$0.51
FCFA295
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.34
|
$0.69
FCFA400
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD16.66
|
$0.62
FCFA359
|
|
pay 4.7% less for transportation
Windhoek
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD83.70
|
$4.60
FCFA2,657
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD608.75
|
$16.34
FCFA9,445
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD304,376.96
|
$31,043.95
FCFA17,945,122
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD126.82
|
$3.76
FCFA2,172
|
|
pay 38.6% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,065.07
|
$43.57
FCFA25,186
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,530.51
|
$149.77
FCFA86,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,392.64
|
$191.98
FCFA110,976
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,140.24
|
$46.85
FCFA27,084
|
|
pay 17.0% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,026.86
|
$231.89
FCFA134,046
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD94,706.89
|
$1,552.20
FCFA897,256
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD30.44
|
$1.06
FCFA614
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.05
|
$1.60
FCFA923
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD50.22
|
$1.63
FCFA944
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD631.41
|
$19.06
FCFA11,019
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD63.41
|
$8.17
FCFA4,722
|
|
pay 32.6% less for clothing
Windhoek
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD669.63
|
$24.51
FCFA14,167
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD481.68
|
$28.59
FCFA16,528
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,251.33
|
$24.51
FCFA14,167
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,268.24
|
$44.93
FCFA25,973
|
|
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