Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 44.6% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 83.5% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
|
pay 49.4% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
|
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