Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 11.4% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 50.5% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$7.30
ARS6,464.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$5.48
ARS4,852.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.16
ARS1,026.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.90
ARS800.29
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$1.28
ARS1,136.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$3.38
ARS2,991.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$3.48
ARS3,083.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$1.56
ARS1,385.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$2.03
ARS1,798.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$0.77
ARS684.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.69
ARS614.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.55
ARS487.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.65
ARS574.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.36
ARS316.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.36
ARS316.20
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$3.48
ARS3,083.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$18.58
ARS16,452.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$24,409.10
ARS21,616,165.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$8.41
ARS7,447.84
|
|
pay 36.7% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$18.92
ARS16,751.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$254.53
ARS225,404.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$191.20
ARS169,326.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$36.37
ARS32,212.56
|
|
pay 40.9% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$144.96
ARS128,373.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,532,283.57
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$1.79
ARS1,588.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$1.85
ARS1,634.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$1.92
ARS1,700.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$19.65
ARS17,401.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$4.34
ARS3,845.39
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$59.90
ARS53,050.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$54.50
ARS48,263.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$106.78
ARS94,559.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$91.91
ARS81,395.88
|
|
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