Cost of living comparison

Yaounde, Cameroon

compared to

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 2.4 times more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 16.9% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 19.2% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Bucharest

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Bucharest are more expensive than in Yaounde. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.08 FCFA2,352	$11.85 RON51.94	+190.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.90 FCFA2,822	$7.54 RON33.05	+53.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 FCFA828	$2.00 RON8.75	+38.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 FCFA254	$2.20 RON9.66	+399.5%
Average			+170.6%

Yaounde vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.9% more for groceries

	Yaounde	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA232	$1.17 RON5.15	+192.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.54 FCFA3,763	$4.52 RON19.83	-30.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.09 FCFA5,234	$6.34 RON27.79	-30.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 FCFA858	$3.28 RON14.36	+119.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.72 FCFA1,565	$3.09 RON13.54	+13.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 FCFA1,088	$0.59 RON2.57	-69.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 FCFA498	$0.77 RON3.37	-11.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 FCFA512	$0.75 RON3.29	-15.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 FCFA293	$0.88 RON3.86	+72.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA398	$0.51 RON2.22	-26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA357	$0.44 RON1.93	-29.0%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 19.2% more for transportation

	Yaounde	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.60 FCFA2,646	$6.09 RON26.70	+32.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA9,407	$17.24 RON75.55	+5.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,043.95 FCFA17,873,039	$26,003.12 RON113,961.26	-16.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 FCFA2,164	$5.82 RON25.50	+54.8%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Yaounde	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.57 FCFA25,085	$9.35 RON41.00	-78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$149.77 FCFA86,230	$601.94 RON2,638.05	+301.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.98 FCFA110,531	$397.23 RON1,740.90	+106.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.85 FCFA26,976	$130.07 RON570.03	+177.6%
Average			+127.0%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Yaounde	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.89 FCFA133,507	$527.95 RON2,313.80	+127.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,552.20 FCFA893,652	$10,631.65 RON46,594.27	+584.9%
Average			+356.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 FCFA611	$3.23 RON14.16	+204.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA919	$3.17 RON13.88	+98.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 FCFA941	$5.98 RON26.20	+266.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.06 FCFA10,975	$49.84 RON218.44	+161.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA4,703	$8.62 RON37.77	+5.5%
Average			+147.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA14,110	$78.42 RON343.66	+220.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.59 FCFA16,462	$39.68 RON173.89	+38.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$24.51 FCFA14,110	$85.94 RON376.66	+250.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.93 FCFA25,869	$105.80 RON463.69	+135.5%
Average			+161.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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