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Cameroon

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Nuku'alofa vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Nuku'alofa is 66.2% more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Nuku'alofa
Groceries: pay 19.8% more in Nuku'alofa
Transportation: pay 12.6% less in Nuku'alofa
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Nuku'alofa
Childcare: pay 83.5% less in Nuku'alofa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Nuku'alofa
Clothing: pay 30.4% less in Nuku'alofa

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Nuku'alofa are more expensive than in Yaounde. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Nuku'alofa. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Nuku'alofa.

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Nuku'alofa vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Yaounde, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Nuku'alofa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.41 FCFA1,993	$8.31 TOP20.00	+143.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.12 FCFA2,990	$10.38 TOP25.00	+102.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA872	$2.84 TOP6.83	+90.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 FCFA311	$2.46 TOP5.92	+360.7%
Average			+137.4%

Yaounde vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.8% more for groceries

	Yaounde	Nuku'alofa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 FCFA618	$1.04 TOP2.50	-1.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.83 FCFA3,986	$4.50 TOP10.83	-34.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.65 FCFA7,970	$5.92 TOP14.26	-56.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$5.09 TOP12.27	+148.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,582	$2.67 TOP6.43	-1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.32 FCFA1,356	$1.26 TOP3.02	-45.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA527	$1.26 TOP3.02	+39.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 FCFA542	$1.32 TOP3.18	+41.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 FCFA367	$1.70 TOP4.08	+169.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$1.44 TOP3.48	+99.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 FCFA379	$1.19 TOP2.87	+84.0%
Average			+19.8%

Yaounde vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.6% less for transportation

	Yaounde	Nuku'alofa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 FCFA3,169	$5.50 TOP13.25	+1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$41.53 TOP100.00	+143.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,433.47 FCFA19M	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	-82.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.01 FCFA2,342	$18.69 TOP45.00	+365.9%
Average			-12.6%

Yaounde vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Yaounde	Nuku'alofa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.21 FCFA29,898	$124.60 TOP300.00	+143.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$141.34 FCFA82,519	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	+340.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$183.59 FCFA107K	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.74 FCFA35,459	$142.92 TOP344.12	+135.3%
Average			+258.6%

Yaounde vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of housing

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pay 83.5% less for childcare

	Yaounde	Nuku'alofa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$615.85 FCFA360K	$157.82 TOP380.00	-74.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,347.16 FCFA1M	$249.19 TOP600.00	-89.4%
Average			-83.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Nuku'alofa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.24 FCFA723	$3.32 TOP8.00	+168.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.92 FCFA1,121	$2.91 TOP7.00	+51.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 FCFA997	$10.18 TOP24.50	+496.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.47 FCFA13,703	$31.15 TOP75.00	+32.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$41.53 TOP100.00	+386.6%
Average			+152.3%

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pay 30.4% less for clothing

	Yaounde	Nuku'alofa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$14.54 TOP35.00	-14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.31 FCFA15,946	$17.65 TOP42.50	-35.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$20.77 TOP50.00	-18.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.19 FCFA32,224	$29.07 TOP70.00	-47.3%
Average			-30.4%

Yaounde vs. Nuku'alofa - Cost of clothing

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