Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 2.5 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 39.4% more for restaurants
|
Yaounde
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
FCFA2,572
|
$1.61
KMF755
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
$7.62
KMF3,579
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
FCFA905
|
$1.55
KMF727
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
FCFA278
|
$1.13
KMF529
|
|
pay 60.1% more for groceries
|
Yaounde
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$0.61
KMF286
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
FCFA4,115
|
$5.14
KMF2,413
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.09
FCFA5,725
|
$15.61
KMF7,329
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
FCFA938
|
$4.80
KMF2,254
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
FCFA1,711
|
$2.65
KMF1,244
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,190
|
$2.43
KMF1,142
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA544
|
$0.21
KMF100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
FCFA560
|
$0.24
KMF114
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA321
|
$1.79
KMF840
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$1.46
KMF688
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA391
|
$1.22
KMF572
|
|
pay 76.0% more for transportation
|
Yaounde
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
FCFA2,894
|
$10.91
KMF5,126
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$30.95
KMF14,534
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,043.95
FCFA19,546,453
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,567,080
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
FCFA2,366
|
$8.20
KMF3,850
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Yaounde
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.57
FCFA27,434
|
$155.86
KMF73,202
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.77
FCFA94,303
|
$696.65
KMF327,180
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.98
FCFA120,879
|
$578.75
KMF271,811
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.85
FCFA29,501
|
$81.96
KMF38,492
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Yaounde
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.89
FCFA146,007
|
$381.55
KMF179,194
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,552.20
FCFA977,323
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,323,633
|
|
pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yaounde
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.06
FCFA669
|
$1.57
KMF737
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
$2.98
KMF1,402
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
$1.88
KMF881
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.06
FCFA12,002
|
$32.92
KMF15,462
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$6.23
KMF2,924
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Yaounde
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.51
FCFA15,431
|
$57.88
KMF27,181
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.59
FCFA18,003
|
$57.88
KMF27,181
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$24.51
FCFA15,431
|
$105.03
KMF49,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
$81.45
KMF38,255
|
|
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