Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 16.1% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 24.7% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,388
|
$3.17
BOB21.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,201
|
$6.97
BOB48.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA742
|
$1.02
BOB7.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA325
|
$0.76
BOB5.24
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$1.30
BOB8.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,620
|
$2.66
BOB18.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,816
|
$3.48
BOB24.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,160
|
$1.93
BOB13.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,498
|
$1.67
BOB11.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA401
|
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA399
|
$0.54
BOB3.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA326
|
$0.64
BOB4.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$0.65
BOB4.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA353
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 47.3% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,655
|
$2.02
BOB13.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,381
|
$26.17
BOB180.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA18,039,581
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,662.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,791
|
$13.68
BOB94.43
|
|
pay 20.3% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,625
|
$48.31
BOB333.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA174,327
|
$311.39
BOB2,149.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA118,899
|
$215.91
BOB1,490.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,572
|
$30.22
BOB208.63
|
|
pay 35.8% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA129,077
|
$178.93
BOB1,235.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,137,137
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,143.76
|
|
pay 54.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA776
|
$1.94
BOB13.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA790
|
$2.50
BOB17.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$2.89
BOB19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,200
|
$40.81
BOB281.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,277
|
$6.69
BOB46.21
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA23,053
|
$45.46
BOB313.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,402
|
$51.97
BOB358.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,634
|
$65.38
BOB451.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA62,381
|
$58.33
BOB402.71
|
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