Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 54.6% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 26.1% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES404.55
|
$3.92
FCFA2,388
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES758.35
|
$3.62
FCFA2,201
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES79.33
|
$1.22
FCFA742
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES62.50
|
$0.53
FCFA325
|
|
pay 73.0% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES66.10
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES562.45
|
$9.24
FCFA5,620
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES375.95
|
$9.56
FCFA5,816
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES213.03
|
$1.91
FCFA1,160
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES304.43
|
$2.46
FCFA1,498
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES132.75
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.55
|
$0.66
FCFA401
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES79.19
|
$0.66
FCFA399
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.81
|
$0.54
FCFA326
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES38.33
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES49.78
|
$0.58
FCFA353
|
|
pay 13.9% less for transportation
Kenya
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES740.79
|
$4.36
FCFA2,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,413.17
|
$13.77
FCFA8,381
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,231,224.78
|
$29,642.86
FCFA18,039,581
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,168.59
|
$4.59
FCFA2,791
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,153.20
|
$73.33
FCFA44,625
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES24,260.10
|
$286.46
FCFA174,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,828.63
|
$195.38
FCFA118,899
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,631.70
|
$89.67
FCFA54,572
|
|
pay 3.0% more for childcare
Kenya
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,853.74
|
$212.10
FCFA129,077
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES813,068.55
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,137,137
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES255.39
|
$1.28
FCFA776
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES279.03
|
$1.30
FCFA790
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES349.85
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,970.88
|
$21.69
FCFA13,200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES758.72
|
$7.03
FCFA4,277
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,754.13
|
$37.88
FCFA23,053
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,700.48
|
$49.96
FCFA30,402
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,949.14
|
$93.06
FCFA56,634
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,163.57
|
$102.50
FCFA62,381
|
|
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