Cost of living comparison

Yaounde, Cameroon

compared to

Caracas, Venezuela

Caracas vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 2.0 times more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 60.7% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Caracas
Housing: pay 39.2% more in Caracas
Childcare: pay 73.3% more in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.2% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Caracas

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

Caracas vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.08 FCFA2,359	$15.00 VEF149.62	+267.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.90 FCFA2,831	$12.00 VEF119.69	+144.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 FCFA830	$1.78 VEF17.78	+24.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 FCFA255	$1.29 VEF12.84	+191.9%
Average			+157.0%

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pay 60.7% more for groceries

	Yaounde	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA232	$2.17 VEF21.64	+439.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.54 FCFA3,774	$4.87 VEF48.61	-25.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.09 FCFA5,251	$7.73 VEF77.06	-15.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 FCFA861	$3.03 VEF30.26	+103.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.72 FCFA1,569	$3.24 VEF32.36	+19.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 FCFA1,091	$2.55 VEF25.43	+34.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 FCFA499	$0.66 VEF6.56	-23.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 FCFA514	$0.90 VEF8.97	+1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 FCFA294	$0.75 VEF7.51	+47.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA399	$1.01 VEF10.04	+45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA358	$0.87 VEF8.69	+40.4%
Average			+60.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Yaounde	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.60 FCFA2,654	$1.89 VEF18.88	-58.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA9,436	$30.00 VEF299.24	+83.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,043.95 FCFA17,928,768	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	+3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 FCFA2,170	$23.80 VEF237.39	+533.3%
Average			+140.3%

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pay 39.2% more for housing

	Yaounde	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.57 FCFA25,163	$37.22 VEF371.27	-14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$149.77 FCFA86,498	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	+163.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.98 FCFA110,875	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	+91.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.85 FCFA27,060	$7.90 VEF78.82	-83.1%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 73.3% more for childcare

	Yaounde	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.89 FCFA133,924	$98.67 VEF984.15	-57.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,552.20 FCFA896,438	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	+204.1%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 92.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 FCFA613	$1.50 VEF14.96	+41.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA922	$2.72 VEF27.12	+70.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 FCFA944	$3.25 VEF32.42	+98.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.06 FCFA11,009	$71.88 VEF716.92	+277.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA4,718	$6.00 VEF59.85	-26.6%
Average			+92.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA14,154	$60.00 VEF598.47	+144.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.59 FCFA16,513	$43.33 VEF432.23	+51.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$24.51 FCFA14,154	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	+361.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.93 FCFA25,950	$83.33 VEF831.21	+85.5%
Average			+160.9%

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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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