Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 17.2% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$1.22
FCFA735
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.53
FCFA322
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.65
FCFA992
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.66
FCFA397
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.66
FCFA396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.54
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.58
FCFA350
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
|
pay 28.5% less for housing
Gabon
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
|
pay 6.0% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$1.28
FCFA769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$1.30
FCFA783
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
|
pay 17.7% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
|
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