Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 1.0% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
|
Yaounde
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,490
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA876
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA286
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
|
Yaounde
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,233
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,561
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA474
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA277
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA422
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA378
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 89.6% more for transportation
|
Yaounde
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,761
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,922,032
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,291
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 29.4% more for housing
|
Yaounde
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,557
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA80,917
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA74,692
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,650
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 70.9% less for childcare
|
Yaounde
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA161,261
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,709,622
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yaounde
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA847
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,449
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,979
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
|
Yaounde
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,938
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,428
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,367
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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