Cost of living comparison

Yaounde, Cameroon

compared to

San Salvador, El Salvador

San Salvador vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 2.3 times more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 67.5% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 63.6% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.8% more in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in San Salvador

The cost of transportation, housing, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in San Salvador are more expensive than in Yaounde. Notably, transportation, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in San Salvador.

San Salvador vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Yaounde, you would:

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pay 67.5% more for restaurants

	Yaounde	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.08 FCFA2,350	$10.00 SVC87.50	+144.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.90 FCFA2,820	$7.00 SVC61.25	+42.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 FCFA827	$1.09 SVC9.52	-24.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 FCFA254	$0.91 SVC7.98	+106.8%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 63.6% more for groceries

	Yaounde	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA231	$2.12 SVC18.55	+427.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.54 FCFA3,760	$3.24 SVC28.32	-50.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.09 FCFA5,231	$7.39 SVC64.62	-18.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 FCFA857	$3.04 SVC26.56	+103.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.72 FCFA1,564	$2.78 SVC24.29	+2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 FCFA1,087	$1.44 SVC12.62	-23.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 FCFA497	$0.77 SVC6.72	-11.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 FCFA512	$1.17 SVC10.20	+31.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 FCFA293	$1.22 SVC10.64	+138.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA398	$0.99 SVC8.69	+43.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA357	$0.98 SVC8.54	+57.1%
Average			+63.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Yaounde	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.60 FCFA2,644	$3.97 SVC34.77	-13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA9,401	$20.00 SVC175.01	+22.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,043.95 FCFA17,861,931	$25,000.00 SVC218,760.68	-19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 FCFA2,162	$33.43 SVC292.50	+789.5%
Average			+194.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Yaounde	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.57 FCFA25,069	$42.14 SVC368.77	-3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$149.77 FCFA86,176	$858.33 SVC7,510.78	+473.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.98 FCFA110,462	$641.67 SVC5,614.86	+234.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.85 FCFA26,959	$81.52 SVC713.33	+74.0%
Average			+194.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Yaounde	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.89 FCFA133,424	$160.29 SVC1,402.57	-30.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,552.20 FCFA893,097	$5,740.67 SVC50,233.28	+269.8%
Average			+119.5%

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pay 72.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 FCFA611	$2.00 SVC17.50	+88.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA918	$3.24 SVC28.34	+102.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 FCFA940	$4.00 SVC35.00	+144.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.06 FCFA10,968	$30.67 SVC268.35	+60.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA4,701	$5.50 SVC48.13	-32.7%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA14,102	$72.14 SVC631.28	+194.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.59 FCFA16,452	$47.86 SVC418.77	+67.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$24.51 FCFA14,102	$112.14 SVC981.30	+357.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.93 FCFA25,853	$108.33 SVC947.96	+141.1%
Average			+190.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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