Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 15.2% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$0.98
FCFA598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
$0.48
FCFA294
|
|
pay 53.7% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$1.36
FCFA830
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.54
FCFA330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
$0.53
FCFA321
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
$0.62
FCFA375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
pay 15.0% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
|
pay 76.7% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
|
pay 0.9% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
$1.25
FCFA759
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
$1.37
FCFA835
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
|
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