Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 2.4 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Yaounde
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
$11.85
RON56.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
FCFA894
|
$2.00
RON9.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
FCFA274
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
|
Yaounde
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
FCFA4,066
|
$4.52
RON21.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.09
FCFA5,656
|
$6.34
RON29.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
FCFA927
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
FCFA1,690
|
$3.09
RON14.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,176
|
$0.59
RON2.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA538
|
$0.77
RON3.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
FCFA553
|
$0.75
RON3.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA317
|
$0.88
RON4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.51
RON2.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA386
|
$0.44
RON2.08
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
|
Yaounde
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
FCFA2,859
|
$6.09
RON28.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$17.24
RON81.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,043.95
FCFA19,311,959
|
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
FCFA2,338
|
$5.82
RON27.49
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Yaounde
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.57
FCFA27,104
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.77
FCFA93,172
|
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.98
FCFA119,429
|
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.85
FCFA29,147
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Yaounde
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.89
FCFA144,256
|
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,552.20
FCFA965,598
|
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yaounde
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.06
FCFA661
|
$3.23
RON15.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA993
|
$3.17
RON14.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.06
FCFA11,858
|
$49.84
RON235.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$8.62
RON40.73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Yaounde
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.59
FCFA17,787
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$105.80
RON499.93
|
|
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