Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 56.8% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 42.1% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$5.99
JMD935.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$6.88
JMD1,074.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.07
JMD167.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.73
JMD114.16
|
|
pay 63.0% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$2.12
JMD330.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$5.77
JMD900.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$13.01
JMD2,030.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$3.23
JMD503.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$2.95
JMD459.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$2.13
JMD332.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$1.12
JMD175.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$1.60
JMD249.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.99
JMD154.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.95
JMD147.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.85
JMD133.29
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$4.99
JMD778.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$46.46
JMD7,249.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$42,183.23
JMD6,582,348.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$23.92
JMD3,732.98
|
|
pay 22.9% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$43.15
JMD6,733.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$450.88
JMD70,355.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$316.95
JMD49,457.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$101.33
JMD15,812.02
|
|
pay 11.4% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$232.14
JMD36,222.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$2,119.17
JMD330,678.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$2.15
JMD335.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$2.46
JMD383.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$8.05
JMD1,256.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$38.96
JMD6,079.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$9.42
JMD1,470.50
|
|
pay 36.1% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$29.66
JMD4,627.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$23.10
JMD3,604.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$60.71
JMD9,472.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$67.45
JMD10,525.62
|
|
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