Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.6 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Rome instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Yaounde
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,490
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA876
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA286
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
pay 39.4% more for groceries
|
Yaounde
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,233
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,561
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA474
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA277
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA422
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA378
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Yaounde
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,761
|
$7.44
€6.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
$37.90
€34.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,922,032
|
$26,749.78
€24,598.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,291
|
$17.87
€16.43
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Yaounde
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,557
|
$30.04
€27.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA80,917
|
$1,171.95
€1,077.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA74,692
|
$721.77
€663.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,650
|
$175.72
€161.59
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Yaounde
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA161,261
|
$516.83
€475.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,709,622
|
$9,813.53
€9,024.35
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yaounde
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA847
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,449
|
$62.20
€57.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,979
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
pay 89.5% more for clothing
|
Yaounde
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,938
|
$67.31
€61.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,428
|
$30.97
€28.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,367
|
$81.10
€74.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
$103.39
€95.08
|
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