Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 21.9% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 46.2% more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
IDR28,398.05
|
$3.77
FCFA2,295
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
IDR56,357.02
|
$3.14
FCFA1,913
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
IDR10,205.20
|
$0.98
FCFA597
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
IDR6,067.48
|
$0.48
FCFA294
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
IDR19,081.22
|
$0.68
FCFA416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
IDR59,348.56
|
$8.80
FCFA5,355
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
IDR81,955.02
|
$8.57
FCFA5,213
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
IDR25,156.31
|
$1.92
FCFA1,168
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
IDR23,945.71
|
$2.11
FCFA1,285
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR18,888.43
|
$1.36
FCFA829
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
IDR9,229.15
|
$0.54
FCFA330
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,935.67
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
IDR7,743.89
|
$0.53
FCFA320
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,656.28
|
$0.62
FCFA375
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,797.10
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
IDR49,632.22
|
$3.89
FCFA2,369
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
IDR190,824.69
|
$14.67
FCFA8,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
IDR423,239,873.35
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,165,454
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
IDR66,855.76
|
$3.96
FCFA2,410
|
|
pay 57.6% more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
IDR539,689.81
|
$75.56
FCFA45,986
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
IDR3,973,272.76
|
$281.90
FCFA171,552
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
IDR2,617,187.49
|
$189.06
FCFA115,055
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
IDR676,821.11
|
$74.05
FCFA45,062
|
|
pay 8.5% more for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
IDR1,713,052.37
|
$207.18
FCFA126,085
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
IDR108,892,669.50
|
$1,541.80
FCFA938,286
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
IDR43,462.26
|
$1.25
FCFA759
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
IDR28,495.61
|
$1.37
FCFA834
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
IDR34,270.90
|
$1.76
FCFA1,071
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
IDR453,468.83
|
$24.49
FCFA14,906
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR53,827.67
|
$5.87
FCFA3,570
|
|
pay 22.2% more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
IDR659,883.53
|
$38.72
FCFA23,562
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
IDR487,284.27
|
$46.43
FCFA28,258
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
IDR1,075,813.15
|
$67.09
FCFA40,829
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
IDR1,003,206.81
|
$88.46
FCFA53,834
|
|
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