Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.3 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
|
Yaounde
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,490
|
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA876
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA286
|
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
|
Yaounde
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,233
|
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,561
|
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA474
|
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA277
|
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA422
|
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA378
|
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
|
Yaounde
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,761
|
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,922,032
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,291
|
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Yaounde
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,557
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA80,917
|
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA74,692
|
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,650
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Yaounde
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA161,261
|
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,709,622
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
|
pay 92.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yaounde
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA847
|
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,449
|
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,979
|
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
|
pay 98.4% more for clothing
|
Yaounde
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,938
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,428
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,367
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
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