Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 11.8% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
|
Yaounde
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
FCFA2,572
|
$3.40
LKR988.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
$7.48
LKR2,175.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
FCFA905
|
$0.74
LKR215.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
FCFA278
|
$0.39
LKR113.70
|
|
pay 22.8% more for groceries
|
Yaounde
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$0.57
LKR165.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
FCFA4,115
|
$6.94
LKR2,018.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.09
FCFA5,725
|
$6.54
LKR1,902.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
FCFA938
|
$2.22
LKR645.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
FCFA1,711
|
$2.38
LKR692.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,190
|
$3.28
LKR953.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA544
|
$0.51
LKR148.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
FCFA560
|
$2.65
LKR769.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA321
|
$0.53
LKR154.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$0.51
LKR147.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA391
|
$0.55
LKR158.77
|
|
pay 14.1% less for transportation
|
Yaounde
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
FCFA2,894
|
$4.84
LKR1,406.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$6.80
LKR1,977.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,043.95
FCFA19,546,453
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,272,496.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
FCFA2,366
|
$3.13
LKR909.60
|
|
pay 5.9% more for housing
|
Yaounde
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.57
FCFA27,434
|
$16.40
LKR4,771.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.77
FCFA94,303
|
$297.60
LKR86,592.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.98
FCFA120,879
|
$180.09
LKR52,400.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.85
FCFA29,501
|
$43.85
LKR12,758.16
|
|
pay 75.0% less for childcare
|
Yaounde
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.89
FCFA146,007
|
$28.60
LKR8,321.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,552.20
FCFA977,323
|
$586.98
LKR170,796.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yaounde
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.06
FCFA669
|
$2.04
LKR593.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
$2.59
LKR753.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
$9.34
LKR2,718.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.06
FCFA12,002
|
$13.89
LKR4,040.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$3.40
LKR988.69
|
|
pay 40.8% more for clothing
|
Yaounde
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.51
FCFA15,431
|
$29.69
LKR8,639.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.59
FCFA18,003
|
$22.31
LKR6,492.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$24.51
FCFA15,431
|
$68.77
LKR20,010.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
$37.51
LKR10,913.62
|
|
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