Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 39.3% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 44.2% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,388
|
$4.36
FJD9.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,201
|
$7.32
FJD16.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA742
|
$1.17
FJD2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA325
|
$0.90
FJD2.03
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$0.72
FJD1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,620
|
$4.62
FJD10.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,816
|
$4.33
FJD9.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,160
|
$2.30
FJD5.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,498
|
$2.85
FJD6.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
$1.15
FJD2.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA401
|
$0.92
FJD2.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA399
|
$1.28
FJD2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA326
|
$1.24
FJD2.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$0.69
FJD1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA353
|
$0.68
FJD1.54
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,655
|
$4.93
FJD11.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,381
|
$30.07
FJD68.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA18,039,581
|
$21,020.12
FJD47,730.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,791
|
$4.36
FJD9.91
|
|
pay 4.6% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,625
|
$22.12
FJD50.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA174,327
|
$491.12
FJD1,115.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA118,899
|
$271.72
FJD617.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,572
|
$36.68
FJD83.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA129,077
|
$198.81
FJD451.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,137,137
|
$6,859.23
FJD15,575.26
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA776
|
$2.43
FJD5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA790
|
$2.89
FJD6.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$8.87
FJD20.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,200
|
$17.99
FJD40.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,277
|
$4.25
FJD9.65
|
|
pay 37.1% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA23,053
|
$23.92
FJD54.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,402
|
$32.87
FJD74.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,634
|
$61.91
FJD140.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA62,381
|
$57.50
FJD130.57
|
|
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