Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 17.4% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 29.0% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,436.34
|
$3.92
FCFA2,388
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,831.66
|
$3.62
FCFA2,201
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,021.68
|
$1.22
FCFA742
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS796.77
|
$0.53
FCFA325
|
|
pay 56.2% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,131.48
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS2,978.35
|
$9.24
FCFA5,620
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.26
|
$9.56
FCFA5,816
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,379.53
|
$1.91
FCFA1,160
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,790.46
|
$2.46
FCFA1,498
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS681.81
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS611.65
|
$0.66
FCFA401
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS485.58
|
$0.66
FCFA399
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS572.38
|
$0.54
FCFA326
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.95
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.81
|
$0.58
FCFA353
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
Argentina
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.14
|
$4.36
FCFA2,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,380.66
|
$13.77
FCFA8,381
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS21,521,268.73
|
$29,642.86
FCFA18,039,581
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,415.14
|
$4.59
FCFA2,791
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS16,677.57
|
$73.33
FCFA44,625
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS224,414.54
|
$286.46
FCFA174,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS168,583.35
|
$195.38
FCFA118,899
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS32,071.14
|
$89.67
FCFA54,572
|
|
pay 3.5% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS127,809.94
|
$212.10
FCFA129,077
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,516,776.49
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,137,137
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,581.45
|
$1.28
FCFA776
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,627.32
|
$1.30
FCFA790
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,693.14
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,324.95
|
$21.69
FCFA13,200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,828.51
|
$7.03
FCFA4,277
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS52,817.43
|
$37.88
FCFA23,053
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS48,052.02
|
$49.96
FCFA30,402
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS94,144.85
|
$93.06
FCFA56,634
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS81,038.54
|
$102.50
FCFA62,381
|
|
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