Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 96.6% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 79.0% more for restaurants
|
Yaounde
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,490
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA876
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA286
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
|
Yaounde
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,233
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,561
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA474
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA277
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA422
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA378
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Yaounde
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,761
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,922,032
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,291
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Yaounde
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,557
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA80,917
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA74,692
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,650
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 34.0% more for childcare
|
Yaounde
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA161,261
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,709,622
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 89.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yaounde
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA847
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,449
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,979
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Yaounde
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,938
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,428
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,367
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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