Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 29.1% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
$1.22
FCFA735
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
$0.53
FCFA322
|
|
pay 63.6% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
$1.65
FCFA992
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
$0.66
FCFA397
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
$0.66
FCFA396
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
$0.54
FCFA323
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
$0.58
FCFA350
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
|
pay 44.8% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
|
pay 40.4% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
|
pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
$1.28
FCFA769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
$1.30
FCFA783
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
|
pay 93.6% more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
|
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