Cost of living comparison
Canada is 3.0 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Canada instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA601
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 94.9% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA320
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
$63.09
CA$86.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,867.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Cameroon
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
$112.22
CA$153.52
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,189.50
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA839
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
$49.87
CA$68.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
$78.02
CA$106.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
$97.82
CA$133.83
|
|
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