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Yaounde vs. Tegucigalpa Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 3.4% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.

Restaurants: pay 6.6% less in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 46.5% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 8.7% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 17.6% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 38.7% more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 50.4% less in Yaounde

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

Yaounde vs. Tegucigalpa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.6% less for restaurants

	Tegucigalpa	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.86 HNL155.05	$5.34 FCFA3,047	-8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.62 HNL201.67	$5.34 FCFA3,047	-29.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 HNL32.14	$1.78 FCFA1,016	+46.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 HNL29.57	$0.73 FCFA416	-34.6%
Average			-6.6%

Tegucigalpa vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.5% more for groceries

	Tegucigalpa	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 HNL55.46	$1.10 FCFA630	-47.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.31 HNL87.57	$7.12 FCFA4,062	+115.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.33 HNL141.20	$11.07 FCFA6,311	+107.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 HNL54.45	$1.89 FCFA1,077	-8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 HNL45.25	$2.83 FCFA1,612	+65.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 HNL28.85	$2.06 FCFA1,175	+89.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 HNL17.68	$0.94 FCFA537	+41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 HNL13.72	$0.97 FCFA553	+87.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 HNL18.09	$0.56 FCFA317	-18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 HNL23.53	$0.75 FCFA430	-15.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 HNL9.15	$0.68 FCFA386	+95.8%
Average			+46.5%

Tegucigalpa vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.7% more for transportation

	Tegucigalpa	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.95 HNL104.54	$5.29 FCFA3,018	+34.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.81 FCFA10,156
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,045.00 HNL504K	$33,831.20 FCFA19M	+77.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.57 HNL756.27	$4.18 FCFA2,387	-85.4%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 17.6% less for housing

	Tegucigalpa	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.77 HNL1,079.40	$53.42 FCFA30,468	+31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 HNL7,394.67	$129.09 FCFA73,631	-53.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.89 HNL6,218.24	$119.30 FCFA68,046	-49.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.32 HNL1,649.69	$63.35 FCFA36,135	+1.7%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 38.7% more for childcare

	Tegucigalpa	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$247.59 HNL6,554.37	$343.45 FCFA196K	+38.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,810.27 FCFA1M
Average			+38.7%

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pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tegucigalpa	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.14 HNL30.25	$1.25 FCFA711	+9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 HNL60.35	$2.67 FCFA1,523	+17.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.48 HNL65.54	$1.78 FCFA1,016	-28.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.80 HNL947.86	$24.48 FCFA13,965	-31.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.71 HNL151.25	$8.90 FCFA5,078	+55.8%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 50.4% less for clothing

	Tegucigalpa	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.71 HNL1,210.04	$18.99 FCFA10,833	-58.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.55 HNL941.14	$30.27 FCFA17,265	-14.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 HNL2,857.03	$19.59 FCFA11,172	-81.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.57 HNL2,688.97	$54.31 FCFA30,976	-46.5%
Average			-50.4%

Tegucigalpa vs. Yaounde - Cost of clothing

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