Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 1.7% cheaper than Ecuador.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 3.9% less for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.16
|
$3.77
FCFA2,295
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.40
|
$3.14
FCFA1,913
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
|
$0.98
FCFA597
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
|
$0.48
FCFA294
|
|
pay 42.3% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
|
$0.68
FCFA416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
|
$8.80
FCFA5,355
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$8.57
FCFA5,213
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
|
$1.92
FCFA1,168
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$2.11
FCFA1,285
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$1.36
FCFA829
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.54
FCFA330
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.53
FCFA320
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
|
$0.62
FCFA375
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
|
$3.89
FCFA2,369
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
|
$14.67
FCFA8,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,150.00
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,165,454
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
|
$3.96
FCFA2,410
|
|
pay 41.4% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.92
|
$75.56
FCFA45,986
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.15
|
$281.90
FCFA171,552
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.11
|
$189.06
FCFA115,055
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.53
|
$74.05
FCFA45,062
|
|
pay 39.2% less for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.58
|
$207.18
FCFA126,085
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,198.40
|
$1,541.80
FCFA938,286
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
|
$1.25
FCFA759
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
|
$1.37
FCFA834
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$1.76
FCFA1,071
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.90
|
$24.49
FCFA14,906
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.18
|
$5.87
FCFA3,570
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.02
|
$38.72
FCFA23,562
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.30
|
$46.43
FCFA28,258
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.53
|
$67.09
FCFA40,829
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.33
|
$88.46
FCFA53,834
|
|
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