Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 5.7% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
$3.92
FCFA2,388
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
$3.62
FCFA2,201
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
$1.22
FCFA742
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
$0.53
FCFA325
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
$9.24
FCFA5,620
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
$9.56
FCFA5,816
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
$1.91
FCFA1,160
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
$2.46
FCFA1,498
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
$0.66
FCFA401
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$0.66
FCFA399
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
$0.54
FCFA326
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
$0.58
FCFA353
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
$4.36
FCFA2,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
$13.77
FCFA8,381
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
$29,642.86
FCFA18,039,581
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
$4.59
FCFA2,791
|
|
pay 68.5% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
$73.33
FCFA44,625
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
$286.46
FCFA174,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
$195.38
FCFA118,899
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
$89.67
FCFA54,572
|
|
pay 6.9% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
$212.10
FCFA129,077
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,137,137
|
|
pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
$1.28
FCFA776
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
$1.30
FCFA790
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
$21.69
FCFA13,200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
$7.03
FCFA4,277
|
|
pay 29.2% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
$37.88
FCFA23,053
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
$49.96
FCFA30,402
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
$93.06
FCFA56,634
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
$102.50
FCFA62,381
|
|
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