Cost of living comparison

Yaounde, Cameroon

compared to

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 82.9% more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 97.6% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 35.1% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 3.5% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 72.2% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 90.9% more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.5% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 3.4 times more in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Yaounde, you would:

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pay 97.6% more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.08 FCFA2,361	$11.00 ARS13,019.83	+169.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.90 FCFA2,833	$8.49 ARS10,048.94	+73.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 FCFA831	$1.47 ARS1,739.12	+2.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 FCFA255	$1.08 ARS1,283.66	+145.8%
Average			+97.6%

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pay 35.1% more for groceries

	Yaounde	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA232	$2.16 ARS2,550.78	+435.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.54 FCFA3,778	$5.19 ARS6,146.55	-20.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.09 FCFA5,256	$5.04 ARS5,966.10	-44.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 FCFA861	$2.31 ARS2,730.34	+54.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.72 FCFA1,571	$2.80 ARS3,317.41	+3.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 FCFA1,092	$0.92 ARS1,094.07	-51.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 FCFA500	$0.87 ARS1,035.30	+1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 FCFA514	$0.61 ARS717.09	-31.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 FCFA295	$1.00 ARS1,183.16	+96.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA400	$0.43 ARS505.43	-38.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA359	$0.51 ARS598.15	-18.6%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 3.5% more for transportation

	Yaounde	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.60 FCFA2,657	$3.50 ARS4,148.34	-23.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA9,445	$11.00 ARS13,019.83	-32.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,043.95 FCFA17,945,122	$23,250.00 ARS27,519,189.46	-25.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 FCFA2,172	$7.35 ARS8,699.61	+95.6%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 72.2% more for housing

	Yaounde	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.57 FCFA25,186	$23.79 ARS28,163.52	-45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$149.77 FCFA86,577	$513.68 ARS607,999.35	+243.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.98 FCFA110,976	$357.39 ARS423,017.11	+86.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.85 FCFA27,084	$49.23 ARS58,273.85	+5.1%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 90.9% more for childcare

	Yaounde	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.89 FCFA134,046	$216.50 ARS256,253.96	-6.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,552.20 FCFA897,256	$4,476.88 ARS5,298,925.94	+188.4%
Average			+90.9%

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pay 41.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 FCFA614	$1.80 ARS2,130.24	+69.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA923	$2.98 ARS3,532.08	+86.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 FCFA944	$2.40 ARS2,840.69	+46.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.06 FCFA11,019	$27.22 ARS32,216.86	+42.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA4,722	$5.00 ARS5,918.11	-38.8%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 3.4 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA14,167	$89.58 ARS106,022.86	+265.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.59 FCFA16,528	$74.73 ARS88,450.97	+161.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$24.51 FCFA14,167	$114.08 ARS135,023.85	+365.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.93 FCFA25,973	$119.22 ARS141,108.93	+165.3%
Average			+239.4%

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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: June 2025

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