Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 41.1% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 26.0% more for restaurants
|
Yaounde
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,490
|
$7.58
UAH312.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
$6.32
UAH260.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA876
|
$0.62
UAH25.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA286
|
$0.41
UAH16.93
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
|
Yaounde
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
$0.73
UAH30.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,233
|
$4.30
UAH177.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,561
|
$3.88
UAH160.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$1.78
UAH73.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
$1.97
UAH81.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
$0.34
UAH14.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA474
|
$0.64
UAH26.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$0.71
UAH29.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA277
|
$0.94
UAH38.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA422
|
$0.28
UAH11.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA378
|
$0.37
UAH15.47
|
|
pay 4.9% less for transportation
|
Yaounde
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,761
|
$5.16
UAH213.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
$9.66
UAH398.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,922,032
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,277,343.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,291
|
$4.19
UAH173.09
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Yaounde
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,557
|
$5.82
UAH240.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA80,917
|
$558.46
UAH23,052.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA74,692
|
$325.98
UAH13,456.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,650
|
$72.04
UAH2,973.91
|
|
pay 89.6% more for childcare
|
Yaounde
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA161,261
|
$365.07
UAH15,069.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,709,622
|
$6,874.47
UAH283,771.53
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yaounde
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$1.26
UAH52.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA847
|
$1.34
UAH55.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
$2.27
UAH93.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,449
|
$26.77
UAH1,105.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,979
|
$5.05
UAH208.55
|
|
pay 94.2% more for clothing
|
Yaounde
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,938
|
$69.25
UAH2,858.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,428
|
$36.51
UAH1,507.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,367
|
$87.23
UAH3,600.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
$94.45
UAH3,898.90
|
|
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