Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 16.8% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 46.4% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$3.92
FCFA2,388
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$3.62
FCFA2,201
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$1.22
FCFA742
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.53
FCFA325
|
|
pay 21.5% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$9.24
FCFA5,620
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$9.56
FCFA5,816
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$1.91
FCFA1,160
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$2.46
FCFA1,498
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$0.66
FCFA401
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$0.66
FCFA399
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$0.54
FCFA326
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.58
FCFA353
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$4.36
FCFA2,655
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$13.77
FCFA8,381
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$29,642.86
FCFA18,039,581
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$4.59
FCFA2,791
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$73.33
FCFA44,625
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$286.46
FCFA174,327
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$195.38
FCFA118,899
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$89.67
FCFA54,572
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$212.10
FCFA129,077
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,137,137
|
|
pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$1.28
FCFA776
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$1.30
FCFA790
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$21.69
FCFA13,200
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$7.03
FCFA4,277
|
|
pay 46.5% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$37.88
FCFA23,053
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$49.96
FCFA30,402
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$93.06
FCFA56,634
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$102.50
FCFA62,381
|
|
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