Cost of living comparison

compared to

Yaounde is 41.3% more expensive than Nuku'alofa.

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

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pay 58.0% less for restaurants

 
Nuku'alofa
Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.40
TOP20.12
$4.08
FCFA2,569
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.50
TOP25.15
$4.90
FCFA3,083
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.66
TOP6.37
$1.44
FCFA904

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pay 20.4% less for groceries

 
Nuku'alofa
Yaounde
Bread
1 loaf
$1.05
TOP2.51
$0.40
FCFA253
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.55
TOP10.90
$6.54
FCFA4,110
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
TOP14.34
$9.09
FCFA5,718

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pay 63.7% more for transportation

 
Nuku'alofa
Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.57
TOP13.33
$4.60
FCFA2,890
Monthly public transit pass $42.01
TOP100.59
$16.34
FCFA10,276
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
$31,043.95
FCFA19,523,964

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pay 66.5% less for housing

 
Nuku'alofa
Yaounde
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$126.03
TOP301.78
$43.57
FCFA27,402
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $149.77
FCFA94,195
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $191.98
FCFA120,740

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

 
Nuku'alofa
Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $159.64
TOP382.25
$231.89
FCFA145,839
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $252.06
TOP603.56
$1,552.20
FCFA976,198

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pay 63.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nuku'alofa
Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.36
TOP8.05
$1.06
FCFA668
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.94
TOP7.04
$1.60
FCFA1,004
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.29
TOP24.65
$1.63
FCFA1,028

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

 
Nuku'alofa
Yaounde
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$4.20
TOP10.06
$24.51
FCFA15,414
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$17.85
TOP42.75
$28.59
FCFA17,983
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$21.00
TOP50.30
$24.51
FCFA15,414

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