Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 13.8% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
|
Yaounde
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
FCFA894
|
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
FCFA274
|
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
|
Yaounde
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
FCFA4,066
|
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.09
FCFA5,656
|
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
FCFA927
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
FCFA1,690
|
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,176
|
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA538
|
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
FCFA553
|
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA317
|
$0.39
SYP979
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.27
SYP672
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA386
|
$0.28
SYP694
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Yaounde
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
FCFA2,859
|
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,043.95
FCFA19,311,959
|
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
FCFA2,338
|
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
|
pay 32.9% more for housing
|
Yaounde
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.57
FCFA27,104
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.77
FCFA93,172
|
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.98
FCFA119,429
|
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.85
FCFA29,147
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
|
pay 36.5% less for childcare
|
Yaounde
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.89
FCFA144,256
|
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,552.20
FCFA965,598
|
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yaounde
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.06
FCFA661
|
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA993
|
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.06
FCFA11,858
|
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 22.8% more for clothing
|
Yaounde
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.59
FCFA17,787
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
|
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