Cost of living comparison

Cameroon

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 2.3 times more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 51.5% more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 35.3% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 35.5% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 89.0% more in Tokyo

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

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Tokyo vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.5% more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.41 FCFA1,993	$7.59 ¥1,200	+122.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.12 FCFA2,990	$5.06 ¥800	-1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA872	$1.64 ¥259	+9.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 FCFA311	$0.89 ¥140	+66.0%
Average			+51.5%

Yaounde vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.3% more for groceries

	Yaounde	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 FCFA618	$1.71 ¥270	+61.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.83 FCFA3,986	$5.29 ¥836	-22.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.65 FCFA7,970	$5.75 ¥909	-57.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$2.26 ¥358	+10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,582	$3.08 ¥487	+13.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.32 FCFA1,356	$2.15 ¥340	-7.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA527	$1.07 ¥170	+18.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 FCFA542	$1.96 ¥309	+110.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 FCFA367	$2.39 ¥377	+279.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$1.53 ¥241	+111.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 FCFA379	$1.46 ¥231	+125.3%
Average			+35.3%

Yaounde vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.5% more for transportation

	Yaounde	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 FCFA3,169	$4.08 ¥645	-24.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$63.27 ¥9,997	+270.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,433.47 FCFA19M	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-33.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.01 FCFA2,342	$28.47 ¥4,499	+609.7%
Average			+35.5%

Yaounde vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Yaounde	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.21 FCFA29,898	$30.33 ¥4,793	-40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$141.34 FCFA82,519	$1,280.34 ¥202K	+805.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$183.59 FCFA107K	$692.48 ¥109K	+277.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.74 FCFA35,459	$113.45 ¥17,926	+86.8%
Average			+339.3%

Yaounde vs. Tokyo - Cost of housing

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Yaounde	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$615.85 FCFA360K	$1,341.43 ¥212K	+117.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,347.16 FCFA1M	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+677.6%
Average			+311.6%

Yaounde vs. Tokyo - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.24 FCFA723	$3.80 ¥600	+206.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.92 FCFA1,121	$3.56 ¥563	+85.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 FCFA997	$3.92 ¥620	+129.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.47 FCFA13,703	$66.31 ¥10,478	+182.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$12.65 ¥1,999	+48.2%
Average			+120.1%

Yaounde vs. Tokyo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 89.0% more for clothing

	Yaounde	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$55.50 ¥8,770	+225.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.31 FCFA15,946	$32.95 ¥5,207	+20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$65.04 ¥10,278	+154.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.19 FCFA32,224	$70.74 ¥11,178	+28.2%
Average			+89.0%

Yaounde vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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