Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 9.0% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$3.92
FCFA2,388
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$3.62
FCFA2,201
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$1.22
FCFA742
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.53
FCFA325
|
|
pay 75.9% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$9.24
FCFA5,620
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$9.56
FCFA5,816
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$1.91
FCFA1,160
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$2.46
FCFA1,498
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.66
FCFA401
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.66
FCFA399
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.54
FCFA326
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.58
FCFA353
|
|
pay 24.0% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$4.36
FCFA2,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$13.77
FCFA8,381
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$29,642.86
FCFA18,039,581
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$4.59
FCFA2,791
|
|
pay 16.7% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$73.33
FCFA44,625
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$286.46
FCFA174,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$195.38
FCFA118,899
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$89.67
FCFA54,572
|
|
pay 23.5% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$212.10
FCFA129,077
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,137,137
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$1.28
FCFA776
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$1.30
FCFA790
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$21.69
FCFA13,200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$7.03
FCFA4,277
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$37.88
FCFA23,053
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$49.96
FCFA30,402
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$93.06
FCFA56,634
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$102.50
FCFA62,381
|
|
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