Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 90.3% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.45
F CFA875
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$1.34
F CFA809
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.96
F CFA579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
|
pay 69.0% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
|
pay 96.2% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
|
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