Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 45.9% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 72.8% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.21
|
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$0.98
FCFA601
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.52
FCFA320
|
|
pay 53.0% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.62
|
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.25
|
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
|
pay 35.9% less for housing
Belgium
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.20
|
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€632.96
|
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.49
|
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
|
pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$1.37
FCFA839
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.68
|
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.63
|
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.51
|
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
|
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