Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 49.5% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.8% more for restaurants
Benin
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$0.98
FCFA598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$0.48
FCFA294
|
|
pay 37.8% more for groceries
Benin
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$1.36
FCFA830
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.54
FCFA330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$0.53
FCFA321
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$0.62
FCFA375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
pay 38.2% less for transportation
Benin
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
|
pay 27.1% more for housing
Benin
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
|
pay 36.3% less for childcare
Benin
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
|
pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$1.25
FCFA759
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$1.37
FCFA835
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
|
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