Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.1 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$9.05
CRC4,631.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$8.98
CRC4,595.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.93
CRC987.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$1.48
CRC759.77
|
|
pay 56.9% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$2.46
CRC1,256.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$3.95
CRC2,023.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$6.91
CRC3,537.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$3.22
CRC1,645.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$4.09
CRC2,094.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$1.97
CRC1,006.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.62
CRC317.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$1.08
CRC552.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$1.17
CRC598.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$1.09
CRC557.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$1.06
CRC541.31
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$5.70
CRC2,914.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$45.78
CRC23,426.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,578,188.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$14.02
CRC7,174.26
|
|
pay 63.9% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$45.97
CRC23,523.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$731.28
CRC374,231.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$520.21
CRC266,219.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$63.96
CRC32,729.71
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$476.14
CRC243,663.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,074,589.86
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$2.97
CRC1,518.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$3.43
CRC1,756.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$4.33
CRC2,215.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$56.36
CRC28,843.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$7.46
CRC3,815.77
|
|
pay 22.2% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$71.44
CRC36,557.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$46.89
CRC23,997.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$105.63
CRC54,054.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$95.19
CRC48,712.81
|
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