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Yaounde vs. Suva Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 0.3% more expensive than Suva.

Restaurants: pay 5.0% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 24.6% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 4.7% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 16.4% more in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 17.0% less in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 23.9% less in Yaounde

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Yaounde are more expensive than in Suva. Expenses including clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. Suva Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yaounde instead of Suva, you would:

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pay 5.0% more for restaurants

	Suva	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.30 FJD11.81	$5.34 FCFA3,057	+0.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 FJD14.76	$5.34 FCFA3,057	-19.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 FJD3.06	$1.78 FCFA1,019	+29.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 FJD1.49	$0.73 FCFA418	+9.0%
Average			+5.0%

Suva vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.6% more for groceries

	Suva	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 FJD1.15	$1.10 FCFA632	+114.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 FJD11.33	$7.12 FCFA4,076	+40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.78 FJD10.65	$11.07 FCFA6,332	+131.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 FJD7.21	$1.89 FCFA1,080	-41.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 FJD5.65	$2.83 FCFA1,618	+11.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 FJD2.49	$2.06 FCFA1,178	+84.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 FJD2.50	$0.94 FCFA539	-16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 FJD3.48	$0.97 FCFA555	-37.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 FJD3.21	$0.56 FCFA318	-61.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 FJD1.39	$0.75 FCFA431	+20.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 FJD1.21	$0.68 FCFA387	+25.1%
Average			+24.6%

Suva vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.7% more for transportation

	Suva	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FJD11.31	$5.29 FCFA3,028	+4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.07 FJD49.20	$17.81 FCFA10,189	-19.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,281.49 FJD54,116.15	$33,831.20 FCFA19M	+39.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.41 FJD9.84	$4.18 FCFA2,394	-5.2%
Average			+4.7%

Suva vs. Yaounde - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.4% more for housing

	Suva	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.84 FJD53.13	$53.42 FCFA30,566	+124.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.63 FJD1,082.32	$129.09 FCFA73,869	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.67 FJD846.18	$119.30 FCFA68,265	-68.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.55 FJD77.00	$63.35 FCFA36,252	+83.4%
Average			+16.4%

Suva vs. Yaounde - Cost of housing

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pay 17.0% less for childcare

	Suva	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.05 FJD499.34	$343.45 FCFA197K	+53.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.41 FJD31,485.76	$1,810.27 FCFA1M	-87.2%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Suva	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.09 FJD6.89	$1.25 FCFA713	-59.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 FJD6.64	$2.67 FCFA1,528	-10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.71 FJD21.65	$1.78 FCFA1,019	-81.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 FJD66.58	$24.48 FCFA14,010	-18.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.86 FJD8.61	$8.90 FCFA5,094	+130.5%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 23.9% less for clothing

	Suva	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FJD57.07	$18.99 FCFA10,868	-25.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.93 FJD60.02	$30.27 FCFA17,321	+12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.78 FJD153.30	$19.59 FCFA11,208	-71.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.75 FJD135.39	$54.31 FCFA31,076	-10.6%
Average			-23.9%

Suva vs. Yaounde - Cost of clothing

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