Cost of living comparison

Tunisia

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Cameroon

Yaounde vs. Tunis Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 44.5% more expensive than Tunis.

Restaurants: pay 80.6% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 26.0% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 24.9% more in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 74.2% more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.3% more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 53.9% less in Yaounde

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

Yaounde vs. Tunis Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.6% more for restaurants

	Tunis	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 TND12.040	$5.34 FCFA3,040	+29.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 TND15.050	$5.34 FCFA3,040	+3.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 TND2.070	$1.78 FCFA1,013	+151.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TND0.890	$0.73 FCFA416	+138.2%
Average			+80.6%

Tunis vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Tunis	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.21 TND0.620	$1.10 FCFA628	+420.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.35 TND15.620	$7.12 FCFA4,054	+33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.86 TND5.430	$11.07 FCFA6,298	+494.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 TND4.510	$1.89 FCFA1,074	+22.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 TND8.340	$2.83 FCFA1,609	-1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 TND2.820	$2.06 FCFA1,172	+112.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.71 TND4.980	$0.94 FCFA536	-44.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TND1.550	$0.97 FCFA552	+82.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 TND0.950	$0.56 FCFA316	+71.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 TND0.980	$0.75 FCFA429	+125.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 TND0.830	$0.68 FCFA385	+139.1%
Average			+132.3%

Tunis vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.0% more for transportation

	Tunis	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.28 TND9.580	$5.29 FCFA3,012	+61.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.35 TND41.880	$17.81 FCFA10,135	+24.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,270.53 TND120K	$33,831.20 FCFA19M	-18.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.06 TND8.930	$4.18 FCFA2,382	+36.7%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 24.9% more for housing

	Tunis	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.37 TND62.350	$53.42 FCFA30,404	+150.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.52 TND838.830	$129.09 FCFA73,477	-55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.84 TND524.690	$119.30 FCFA67,903	-33.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.71 TND133.340	$63.35 FCFA36,060	+38.6%
Average			+24.9%

Tunis vs. Yaounde - Cost of housing

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pay 74.2% more for childcare

	Tunis	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.64 TND337.390	$343.45 FCFA195K	+197.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,528.63 TND10,294.780	$1,810.27 FCFA1M	-48.7%
Average			+74.2%

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pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunis	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.72 TND5.020	$1.25 FCFA709	-27.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.95 TND2.780	$2.67 FCFA1,520	+180.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 TND10.280	$1.78 FCFA1,013	-49.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.32 TND100.130	$24.48 FCFA13,935	-28.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 TND16.050	$8.90 FCFA5,067	+61.8%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 53.9% less for clothing

	Tunis	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.07 TND137.340	$18.99 FCFA10,810	-59.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.70 TND180.020	$30.27 FCFA17,229	-50.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.66 TND276.170	$19.59 FCFA11,148	-79.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.03 TND213.070	$54.31 FCFA30,911	-25.6%
Average			-53.9%

Tunis vs. Yaounde - Cost of clothing

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