Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 23.0% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 46.2% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$3.92
FCFA2,370
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$3.62
FCFA2,185
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA877
|
$1.22
FCFA736
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA810
|
$0.53
FCFA322
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
$0.71
FCFA431
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,118
|
$9.24
FCFA5,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,685
|
$9.56
FCFA5,774
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,442
|
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,003
|
$2.46
FCFA1,487
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA605
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA469
|
$0.66
FCFA398
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA580
|
$0.66
FCFA396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.54
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA305
|
$0.58
FCFA351
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,663
|
$4.36
FCFA2,636
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,469
|
$13.77
FCFA8,321
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,459,535
|
$29,642.86
FCFA17,910,415
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,457
|
$4.59
FCFA2,771
|
|
pay 15.9% less for housing
Senegal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,915
|
$73.33
FCFA44,305
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA559,306
|
$286.46
FCFA173,079
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA219,758
|
$195.38
FCFA118,048
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,930
|
$89.67
FCFA54,182
|
|
pay 47.6% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA152,126
|
$212.10
FCFA128,153
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,473,674
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,128,995
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,496
|
$1.28
FCFA771
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,362
|
$1.30
FCFA785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA798
|
$1.98
FCFA1,198
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,569
|
$21.69
FCFA13,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$7.03
FCFA4,246
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,912
|
$37.88
FCFA22,888
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,614
|
$49.96
FCFA30,184
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,679
|
$93.06
FCFA56,229
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,388
|
$102.50
FCFA61,934
|
|
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