Cost of living comparison

Yaounde, Cameroon

compared to

Douglas, Isle of Man

Douglas vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Douglas is 4.2 times more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Douglas
Groceries: pay 64.2% more in Douglas
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Douglas
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in Douglas
Childcare: pay 8.5 times more in Douglas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3 times more in Douglas
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Douglas

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

Douglas vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Douglas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.08 FCFA2,352	$25.83 £19.40	+532.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.90 FCFA2,822	$9.04 £6.79	+84.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 FCFA828	$2.62 £1.97	+82.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 FCFA254	$1.87 £1.41	+324.5%
Average			+255.9%

Yaounde vs. Douglas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.2% more for groceries

	Yaounde	Douglas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA232	$1.91 £1.43	+374.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.54 FCFA3,763	$3.41 £2.56	-47.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.09 FCFA5,234	$6.95 £5.22	-23.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 FCFA858	$3.74 £2.81	+150.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.72 FCFA1,565	$3.80 £2.85	+39.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 FCFA1,088	$1.13 £0.85	-40.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 FCFA498	$0.74 £0.55	-14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 FCFA512	$1.03 £0.77	+15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 FCFA293	$1.36 £1.03	+167.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA398	$0.74 £0.56	+7.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA357	$1.10 £0.83	+77.0%
Average			+64.2%

Yaounde vs. Douglas - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Yaounde	Douglas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.60 FCFA2,646	$7.66 £5.75	+66.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA9,407	$72.11 £54.17	+341.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,043.95 FCFA17,873,039	$32,288.44 £24,253.33	+4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 FCFA2,164	$17.18 £12.90	+357.1%
Average			+192.2%

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Yaounde	Douglas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.57 FCFA25,085	$68.19 £51.22	+56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$149.77 FCFA86,230	$1,183.91 £889.29	+690.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.98 FCFA110,531	$968.65 £727.60	+404.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.85 FCFA26,976	$209.19 £157.13	+346.5%
Average			+374.5%

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pay 8.5 times more for childcare

	Yaounde	Douglas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.89 FCFA133,507	$1,174.87 £882.50	+406.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,552.20 FCFA893,652	$18,512.04 £13,905.24	+1092.6%
Average			+749.6%

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pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Douglas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 FCFA611	$6.33 £4.75	+495.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA919	$5.05 £3.79	+216.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 FCFA941	$21.31 £16.01	+1204.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.06 FCFA10,975	$52.74 £39.61	+176.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA4,703	$12.27 £9.22	+50.2%
Average			+428.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Douglas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA14,110	$80.51 £60.47	+228.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.59 FCFA16,462	$39.71 £29.83	+38.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$24.51 FCFA14,110	$90.84 £68.23	+270.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.93 FCFA25,869	$70.17 £52.71	+56.2%
Average			+148.6%

Yaounde vs. Douglas - Cost of clothing

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