Cost of living comparison

Tunis, Tunisia

compared to

Yaounde, Cameroon

Yaounde vs. Tunis Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 26.1% more expensive than Tunis.

Restaurants: pay 38.3% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 30.4% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 19.9% more in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 43.0% more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 52.0% less in Yaounde

The cost of groceries, childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Yaounde are more expensive than in Tunis. Notably, groceries is 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 38.3% more for restaurants

	Tunis	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 TND11.500	$4.08 FCFA2,357	+6.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.81 TND14.370	$4.90 FCFA2,828	+2.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 TND2.000	$1.44 FCFA830	+115.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 TND1.020	$0.44 FCFA255	+29.7%
Average			+38.3%

Tunis vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Tunis	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.15 TND0.460	$0.40 FCFA232	+164.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 TND14.500	$6.54 FCFA3,771	+34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.72 TND5.140	$9.09 FCFA5,245	+429.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 TND4.640	$1.49 FCFA860	-3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 TND8.100	$2.72 FCFA1,568	+0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 TND2.580	$1.89 FCFA1,090	+118.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.86 TND5.560	$0.86 FCFA499	-53.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 TND1.500	$0.89 FCFA513	+77.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TND0.920	$0.51 FCFA294	+65.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TND0.830	$0.69 FCFA399	+150.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 TND0.770	$0.62 FCFA358	+139.9%
Average			+102.0%

Tunis vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.4% more for transportation

	Tunis	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.06 TND9.150	$4.60 FCFA2,652	+50.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.22 TND33.540	$16.34 FCFA9,426	+45.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,454.35 TND114,980.590	$31,043.95 FCFA17,910,164	-19.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.60 TND7.760	$3.76 FCFA2,168	+44.8%
Average			+30.4%

Tunis vs. Yaounde - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.9% more for housing

	Tunis	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.62 TND67.630	$43.57 FCFA25,137	+92.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.97 TND762.370	$149.77 FCFA86,409	-41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.18 TND520.820	$191.98 FCFA110,760	+10.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.70 TND118.710	$46.85 FCFA27,032	+18.0%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 43.0% more for childcare

	Tunis	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.37 TND291.140	$231.89 FCFA133,785	+138.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,244.15 TND9,700.180	$1,552.20 FCFA895,508	-52.2%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunis	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 TND5.510	$1.06 FCFA613	-42.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.97 TND2.910	$1.60 FCFA921	+64.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.20 TND9.580	$1.63 FCFA943	-49.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.98 TND92.620	$19.06 FCFA10,997	-38.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 TND14.370	$8.17 FCFA4,713	+70.0%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 52.0% less for clothing

	Tunis	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.18 TND138.080	$24.51 FCFA14,140	-46.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.28 TND159.310	$28.59 FCFA16,496	-46.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.44 TND276.400	$24.51 FCFA14,140	-73.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.23 TND227.940	$44.93 FCFA25,923	-41.1%
Average			-52.0%

Tunis vs. Yaounde - Cost of clothing

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