Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 2.3 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 42.0% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$6.44
₩8,729
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.74
₩998
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Cameroon
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$6.02
₩8,152
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$7.79
₩10,553
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$2.83
₩3,834
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$2.76
₩3,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$2.49
₩3,372
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$2.03
₩2,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$1.69
₩2,288
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$1.10
₩1,489
|
|
pay 85.2% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$4.58
₩6,198
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$48.21
₩65,301
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$8.80
₩11,918
|
|
pay 22.2% more for housing
Cameroon
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$421.68
₩571,118
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$330.55
₩447,700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$129.93
₩175,971
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$386.50
₩523,473
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$2.93
₩3,962
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$3.45
₩4,676
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$48.95
₩66,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$9.82
₩13,306
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$98.82
₩133,835
|
|
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