Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 40.0% cheaper than Cameroon.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$1.45
BDT169.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$4.52
BDT529.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$0.24
BDT28.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.15
BDT17.59
|
|
pay 48.6% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.49
BDT57.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$3.69
BDT432.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$2.57
BDT300.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$1.10
BDT128.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$1.05
BDT123.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$0.86
BDT100.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.35
BDT41.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.78
BDT91.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.25
BDT29.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.13
BDT15.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.24
BDT27.55
|
|
pay 14.1% less for transportation
Cameroon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$3.73
BDT436.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$12.37
BDT1,448.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$27,644.74
BDT3,236,960.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$3.44
BDT402.79
|
|
pay 75.5% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$15.23
BDT1,782.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$75.55
BDT8,845.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$46.73
BDT5,471.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$24.24
BDT2,838.47
|
|
pay 67.3% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$29.97
BDT3,509.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$959.13
BDT112,306.35
|
|
pay 35.8% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$4.26
BDT498.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$1.47
BDT172.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$2.55
BDT298.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$10.85
BDT1,270.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$3.76
BDT440.55
|
|
pay 62.9% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$16.56
BDT1,938.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$17.00
BDT1,990.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$36.41
BDT4,263.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$32.53
BDT3,808.76
|
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