Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 21.1% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 18.6% more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
BWP80.75
|
$3.92
FCFA2,370
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.64
BWP63.59
|
$3.62
FCFA2,185
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BWP9.14
|
$1.22
FCFA736
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
BWP4.97
|
$0.53
FCFA322
|
|
pay 42.9% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
BWP8.73
|
$0.71
FCFA431
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP45.37
|
$9.24
FCFA5,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
BWP60.01
|
$9.56
FCFA5,774
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
BWP25.49
|
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
BWP33.25
|
$2.46
FCFA1,487
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.71
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$0.66
FCFA398
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
BWP8.60
|
$0.66
FCFA396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
BWP7.75
|
$0.54
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
BWP9.01
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BWP6.43
|
$0.58
FCFA351
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
BWP48.26
|
$4.36
FCFA2,636
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP329.07
|
$13.77
FCFA8,321
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP252,354.51
|
$29,642.86
FCFA17,910,415
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP262.45
|
$4.59
FCFA2,771
|
|
pay 69.8% more for housing
Botswana
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.87
BWP532.47
|
$73.33
FCFA44,305
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.93
BWP2,944.14
|
$286.46
FCFA173,079
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.08
BWP1,987.29
|
$195.38
FCFA118,048
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP551.35
|
$89.67
FCFA54,182
|
|
pay 3.1% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.65
BWP1,967.73
|
$212.10
FCFA128,153
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,050.13
BWP55,480.14
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,128,995
|
|
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BWP22.71
|
$1.28
FCFA771
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
BWP25.68
|
$1.30
FCFA785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
BWP50.47
|
$1.98
FCFA1,198
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
BWP385.54
|
$21.69
FCFA13,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.71
BWP78.23
|
$7.03
FCFA4,246
|
|
pay 48.0% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.61
BWP542.56
|
$37.88
FCFA22,888
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.92
BWP327.70
|
$49.96
FCFA30,184
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.19
BWP893.05
|
$93.06
FCFA56,229
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.79
BWP969.76
|
$102.50
FCFA61,934
|
|
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