Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 23.9% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 35.5% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
pay 15.8% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
|
pay 82.4% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
|
pay 8.4% more for housing
Cameroon
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
|
pay 41.3% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
|
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
|
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