Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 2.0 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,440
|
$10.00
LRD2,000.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,952
|
$10.00
LRD2,000.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA859
|
$1.70
LRD340.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA281
|
$2.50
LRD500.05
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA610
|
$1.56
LRD312.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,148
|
$5.91
LRD1,181.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,449
|
$5.71
LRD1,142.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA890
|
$3.93
LRD787.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,771
|
$4.09
LRD818.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,129
|
$0.95
LRD190.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA465
|
$3.33
LRD665.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA509
|
$4.27
LRD854.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA271
|
$4.18
LRD836.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA413
|
$1.03
LRD206.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA371
|
$4.00
LRD800.08
|
|
pay 47.5% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,705
|
$4.22
LRD843.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,759
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,542,342
|
$5,069.87
LRD1,014,070.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,245
|
$12.69
LRD2,538.63
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,024
|
$93.25
LRD18,651.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA79,293
|
$666.67
LRD133,345.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA73,193
|
$90.00
LRD18,001.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA35,915
|
$208.46
LRD41,695.36
|
|
pay 59.7% less for childcare
Yaounde
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA158,025
|
$74.33
LRD14,867.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,675,317
|
$1,500.00
LRD300,028.40
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA634
|
$2.50
LRD500.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA830
|
$3.12
LRD625.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,220
|
$5.00
LRD1,000.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,199
|
$76.25
LRD15,251.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,880
|
$9.75
LRD1,950.14
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,639
|
$18.41
LRD3,682.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,078
|
$33.75
LRD6,750.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA31,717
|
$56.25
LRD11,251.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA26,838
|
$68.75
LRD13,751.30
|
|
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