Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 26.7% cheaper than Yerevan.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
Yerevan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.57
AMD4,552.75
|
$4.08
FCFA2,569
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
AMD390.63
|
$1.44
FCFA904
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD234.85
|
$0.44
FCFA277
|
|
pay 36.4% more for groceries
Yerevan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
AMD339.65
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
AMD1,587.22
|
$6.54
FCFA4,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.24
AMD2,454.48
|
$9.09
FCFA5,718
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
AMD968.61
|
$1.49
FCFA937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.37
AMD1,327.40
|
$2.72
FCFA1,709
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
$1.89
FCFA1,189
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
AMD324.55
|
$0.86
FCFA544
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AMD310.89
|
$0.89
FCFA559
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
AMD396.73
|
$0.51
FCFA320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
AMD126.34
|
$0.62
FCFA390
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
Yerevan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
AMD2,081.34
|
$4.60
FCFA2,890
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,523,964
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
AMD1,679.46
|
$3.76
FCFA2,363
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
Yerevan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.21
AMD8,737.85
|
$43.57
FCFA27,402
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.30
AMD366,324.64
|
$149.77
FCFA94,195
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.77
AMD246,144.47
|
$191.98
FCFA120,740
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.60
AMD38,784.90
|
$46.85
FCFA29,467
|
|
pay 60.4% less for childcare
Yerevan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$374.24
AMD147,205.66
|
$231.89
FCFA145,839
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,037.50
AMD3,554,885.78
|
$1,552.20
FCFA976,198
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
Yerevan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
AMD809.38
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AMD1,479.87
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.02
AMD41,700.99
|
$19.06
FCFA11,988
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
AMD3,035.17
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 69.5% less for clothing
Yerevan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.12
AMD43,707.88
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.96
AMD25,156.85
|
$28.59
FCFA17,983
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD55,039.63
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.43
AMD46,979.13
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
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