Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 24.1% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 28.3% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,836
|
$3.92
FCFA2,388
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,522
|
$3.62
FCFA2,201
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,905
|
$1.22
FCFA742
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,011
|
$0.53
FCFA325
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,934
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,253
|
$9.24
FCFA5,620
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,684
|
$9.56
FCFA5,816
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,404
|
$1.91
FCFA1,160
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,881
|
$2.46
FCFA1,498
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,788
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,905
|
$0.66
FCFA401
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,413
|
$0.66
FCFA399
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,784
|
$0.54
FCFA326
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,317
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,507
|
$0.58
FCFA353
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,274
|
$4.36
FCFA2,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,107
|
$13.77
FCFA8,381
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,221,885
|
$29,642.86
FCFA18,039,581
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,065
|
$4.59
FCFA2,791
|
|
pay 39.4% more for housing
South Korea
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,801
|
$73.33
FCFA44,625
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩578,164
|
$286.46
FCFA174,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩453,223
|
$195.38
FCFA118,899
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩178,142
|
$89.67
FCFA54,572
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩529,932
|
$212.10
FCFA129,077
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩25,904,383
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,137,137
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,011
|
$1.28
FCFA776
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,733
|
$1.30
FCFA790
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,571
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,116
|
$21.69
FCFA13,200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,470
|
$7.03
FCFA4,277
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩85,878
|
$37.88
FCFA23,053
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,433
|
$49.96
FCFA30,402
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,020
|
$93.06
FCFA56,634
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩135,486
|
$102.50
FCFA62,381
|
|
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