Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 26.1% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 38.3% more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.200
|
$4.08
FCFA2,569
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.120
|
$1.44
FCFA904
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$0.44
FCFA277
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.390
|
$6.54
FCFA4,110
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.450
|
$9.09
FCFA5,718
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
$1.49
FCFA937
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.590
|
$2.72
FCFA1,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.740
|
$1.89
FCFA1,189
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.900
|
$0.86
FCFA544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$0.89
FCFA559
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$0.51
FCFA320
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.880
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.62
FCFA390
|
|
pay 30.4% more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.710
|
$4.60
FCFA2,890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.600
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,523,964
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.240
|
$3.76
FCFA2,363
|
|
pay 19.9% more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
$43.57
FCFA27,402
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND809.200
|
$149.77
FCFA94,195
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND552.810
|
$191.98
FCFA120,740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
$46.85
FCFA29,467
|
|
pay 43.0% more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND309.020
|
$231.89
FCFA145,839
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
$1,552.20
FCFA976,198
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.850
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.080
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.310
|
$19.06
FCFA11,988
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 52.0% less for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
$28.59
FCFA17,983
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.950
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
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