Cost of living comparison

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Accra vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Accra is 48.9% more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 3.5% less in Accra
Groceries: pay 43.9% more in Accra
Transportation: pay 54.8% more in Accra
Housing: pay 65.9% more in Accra
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Accra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.2% more in Accra
Clothing: pay 14.6% less in Accra

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Accra are more expensive than in Yaounde. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Accra. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Accra.

Accra vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.5% less for restaurants

	Yaounde	Accra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.08 FCFA2,613	$4.82 GHS71.34	+17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.90 FCFA3,135	$7.37 GHS109.26	+50.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 FCFA920	$0.74 GHS10.99	-48.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 FCFA282	$0.29 GHS4.31	-34.0%
Average			-3.5%

Yaounde vs. Accra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.9% more for groceries

	Yaounde	Accra
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA257	$1.52 GHS22.54	+278.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.54 FCFA4,181	$3.46 GHS51.24	-47.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.09 FCFA5,816	$11.31 GHS167.50	+24.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 FCFA953	$2.28 GHS33.85	+53.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.72 FCFA1,738	$2.18 GHS32.25	-19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 FCFA1,209	$1.27 GHS18.88	-32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 FCFA553	$0.59 GHS8.79	-31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 FCFA569	$0.81 GHS12.07	-8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 FCFA326	$1.21 GHS17.85	+136.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA442	$1.21 GHS17.93	+75.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA397	$0.96 GHS14.27	+55.1%
Average			+43.9%

Yaounde vs. Accra - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.8% more for transportation

	Yaounde	Accra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.60 FCFA2,940	$4.34 GHS64.31	-5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA10,452	$32.96 GHS488.36	+101.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,043.95 FCFA19,858,106	$8,000.00 GHS118,519.96	-74.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 FCFA2,404	$11.16 GHS165.37	+197.0%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 65.9% more for housing

	Yaounde	Accra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.57 FCFA27,871	$44.40 GHS657.74	+1.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$149.77 FCFA95,807	$627.15 GHS9,291.18	+318.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.98 FCFA122,807	$112.15 GHS1,661.54	-41.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.85 FCFA29,972	$39.69 GHS587.94	-15.3%
Average			+65.9%

Yaounde vs. Accra - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Yaounde	Accra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.89 FCFA148,335	$57.02 GHS844.68	-75.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,552.20 FCFA992,905	$7,655.73 GHS113,419.65	+393.2%
Average			+158.9%

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pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Accra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 FCFA679	$1.21 GHS17.85	+13.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA1,021	$2.75 GHS40.77	+72.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 FCFA1,045	$1.57 GHS23.23	-4.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.06 FCFA12,194	$36.21 GHS536.41	+89.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA5,226	$9.33 GHS138.24	+14.2%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 14.6% less for clothing

	Yaounde	Accra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA15,677	$14.87 GHS220.37	-39.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.59 FCFA18,290	$20.10 GHS297.81	-29.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$24.51 FCFA15,677	$32.71 GHS484.56	+33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.93 FCFA28,742	$34.57 GHS512.09	-23.1%
Average			-14.6%

Yaounde vs. Accra - Cost of clothing

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