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Yaounde vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

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.

Yaounde vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.8% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 NAD191.59	$4.08 FCFA2,598	-60.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 NAD95.74	$4.90 FCFA3,118	-4.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NAD17.74	$1.44 FCFA915	+51.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.51	$0.44 FCFA281	-46.7%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 15.6% more for groceries

	Windhoek	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 NAD15.79	$0.40 FCFA256	-52.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.98 NAD55.79	$6.54 FCFA4,158	+119.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 NAD103.07	$9.09 FCFA5,784	+65.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 NAD55.69	$1.49 FCFA948	-49.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD43.66	$2.72 FCFA1,729	+16.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.88	$1.89 FCFA1,202	+137.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 NAD16.17	$0.86 FCFA550	+0.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD13.36	$0.89 FCFA566	+24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 NAD14.28	$0.51 FCFA324	-33.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD17.14	$0.69 FCFA440	-24.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD17.48	$0.62 FCFA395	-33.4%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 4.7% less for transportation

	Windhoek	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 NAD87.81	$4.60 FCFA2,924	-1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD638.63	$16.34 FCFA10,394	-52.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,041.85 NAD319,313.55	$31,043.95 FCFA19,748,334	+82.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD133.05	$3.76 FCFA2,391	-47.1%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 38.6% less for housing

	Windhoek	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.63 NAD1,117.33	$43.57 FCFA27,717	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$421.63 NAD7,900.05	$149.77 FCFA95,277	-64.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.93 NAD5,657.27	$191.98 FCFA122,128	-36.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.84 NAD1,196.20	$46.85 FCFA29,806	-26.6%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 17.0% less for childcare

	Windhoek	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,175.40	$231.89 FCFA147,515	+36.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD99,354.41	$1,552.20 FCFA987,417	-70.7%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 NAD31.93	$1.06 FCFA676	-37.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.91 NAD35.72	$1.60 FCFA1,015	-16.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.81 NAD52.68	$1.63 FCFA1,039	-41.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.35 NAD662.40	$19.06 FCFA12,126	-46.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 NAD66.52	$8.17 FCFA5,197	+130.1%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 32.6% less for clothing

	Windhoek	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD702.49	$24.51 FCFA15,591	-34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD505.31	$28.59 FCFA18,189	+6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,312.73	$24.51 FCFA15,591	-65.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.01 NAD1,330.47	$44.93 FCFA28,583	-36.7%
Average			-32.6%

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