Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 2.7 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 95.6% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,321
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,934
|
$7.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA604
|
$2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA297
|
$1.00
|
|
pay 66.6% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,416
|
$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,272
|
$7.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,181
|
$2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,299
|
$3.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA838
|
$2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA333
|
$0.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA319
|
$1.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA324
|
$1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA379
|
$0.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA322
|
$0.96
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,396
|
$4.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA9,026
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,325,775
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,437
|
$27.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Cameroon
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,506
|
$82.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA173,494
|
$890.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA116,357
|
$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,572
|
$86.03
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA127,512
|
$333.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA948,905
|
$16,666.67
|
|
pay 84.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA767
|
$3.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$3.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,083
|
$1.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,074
|
$64.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,610
|
$6.00
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,829
|
$61.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,577
|
$50.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,291
|
$76.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,443
|
$62.50
|
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