Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 39.9% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 20.7% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$4.22
NIO154.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
|
pay 23.3% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$4.46
NIO163.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$1.84
NIO67.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
Cameroon
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$5.64
NIO207.21
|
|
pay 3.7% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$59.16
NIO2,173.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$377.78
NIO13,883.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$266.67
NIO9,800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.94
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,662.50
|
|
pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$37.38
NIO1,373.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$78.88
NIO2,898.66
|
|
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