Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 2.2% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 18.6% less for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$3.66
₱211.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$3.20
₱184.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$0.77
₱44.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.43
₱24.87
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$1.15
₱66.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$3.76
₱217.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$6.56
₱378.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$1.97
₱113.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$1.81
₱104.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$1.23
₱70.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.65
₱37.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$1.08
₱62.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.63
₱36.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.87
₱49.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$1.10
₱63.66
|
|
pay 13.6% less for transportation
Cameroon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$4.42
₱255.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$12.06
₱696.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$29,092.26
₱1,679,074.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$2.70
₱155.62
|
|
pay 23.0% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$29.30
₱1,690.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$265.23
₱15,308.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$157.68
₱9,100.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$84.84
₱4,896.86
|
|
pay 66.3% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$168.61
₱9,731.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$4,730.41
₱273,017.72
|
|
pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$1.35
₱77.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$2.27
₱130.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$2.49
₱143.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$34.04
₱1,964.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$5.09
₱293.76
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$36.74
₱2,120.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$21.36
₱1,232.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$64.86
₱3,743.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$57.49
₱3,318.11
|
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