Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 98.6% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 48.0% more for restaurants
|
Yaounde
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,490
|
$9.92
RUB968.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
$4.92
RUB480.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA876
|
$1.10
RUB107.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA286
|
$0.60
RUB58.53
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
|
Yaounde
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
$0.63
RUB61.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,233
|
$4.72
RUB460.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,561
|
$3.62
RUB353.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$1.74
RUB169.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
$2.18
RUB213.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
$0.64
RUB62.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA474
|
$0.69
RUB66.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$0.79
RUB77.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA277
|
$1.56
RUB152.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA422
|
$0.19
RUB18.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA378
|
$0.20
RUB19.81
|
|
pay 21.5% more for transportation
|
Yaounde
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,761
|
$2.31
RUB225.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
$29.87
RUB2,914.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,922,032
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,202,646.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,291
|
$5.69
RUB555.13
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Yaounde
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,557
|
$6.03
RUB588.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA80,917
|
$881.83
RUB86,050.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA74,692
|
$532.09
RUB51,922.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,650
|
$90.54
RUB8,835.29
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Yaounde
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA161,261
|
$484.25
RUB47,254.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,709,622
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,445.06
|
|
pay 68.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yaounde
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$3.28
RUB320.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA847
|
$2.63
RUB257.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
$2.52
RUB245.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,449
|
$32.93
RUB3,213.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,979
|
$5.47
RUB533.77
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Yaounde
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,938
|
$98.68
RUB9,629.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,428
|
$46.53
RUB4,540.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,367
|
$117.96
RUB11,510.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
$114.14
RUB11,138.28
|
|
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