Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 2.1 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$14.00
FCFA8,440
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$8.94
FCFA5,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$1.50
FCFA903
|
|
pay 69.1% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$1.53
FCFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$4.61
FCFA2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$7.14
FCFA4,308
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$3.52
FCFA2,122
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$1.44
FCFA867
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$1.03
FCFA620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$1.31
FCFA789
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$1.33
FCFA800
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$1.29
FCFA780
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$5.17
FCFA3,114
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$21.74
FCFA13,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,234,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$20.24
FCFA12,203
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Cameroon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$156.50
FCFA94,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$1,030.70
FCFA621,434
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$381.29
FCFA229,887
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$456.95
FCFA275,507
|
|
pay 87.0% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$214.14
FCFA129,113
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,074,907
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$2.85
FCFA1,719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$4.18
FCFA2,522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$3.50
FCFA2,110
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$75.25
FCFA45,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$10.00
FCFA6,029
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$35.42
FCFA21,354
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$35.56
FCFA21,437
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$92.22
FCFA55,603
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$90.00
FCFA54,263
|
|
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