Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 35.7% cheaper than Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
|
Timor-Leste
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.98
FCFA601
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
|
Timor-Leste
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.03
|
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.52
FCFA320
|
|
pay 46.8% less for transportation
|
Timor-Leste
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
|
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.00
|
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.50
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$890.00
|
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$750.00
|
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
|
Timor-Leste
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,666.67
|
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Timor-Leste
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
|
$1.37
FCFA839
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.00
|
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.67
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.00
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.50
|
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
|
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