Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 16.0% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 0.5% more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
$3.92
FCFA2,388
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
$3.62
FCFA2,201
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
$1.22
FCFA742
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
$0.53
FCFA325
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
$9.24
FCFA5,620
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
$9.56
FCFA5,816
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$1.91
FCFA1,160
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
$2.46
FCFA1,498
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$0.66
FCFA401
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
$0.66
FCFA399
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
$0.54
FCFA326
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
$0.58
FCFA353
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
$4.36
FCFA2,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
$13.77
FCFA8,381
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
$29,642.86
FCFA18,039,581
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
$4.59
FCFA2,791
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
Maldives
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
$73.33
FCFA44,625
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
$286.46
FCFA174,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
$195.38
FCFA118,899
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
$89.67
FCFA54,572
|
|
pay 5.4% more for childcare
Maldives
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
$212.10
FCFA129,077
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,137,137
|
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
$1.28
FCFA776
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
$1.30
FCFA790
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
$21.69
FCFA13,200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
$7.03
FCFA4,277
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
Maldives
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
$37.88
FCFA23,053
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
$49.96
FCFA30,402
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
$93.06
FCFA56,634
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
$102.50
FCFA62,381
|
|
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