Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 9.1% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Togo, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$3.77
FCFA2,295
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$3.14
FCFA1,913
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$0.98
FCFA597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$0.48
FCFA294
|
|
pay 10.2% less for groceries
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
$0.68
FCFA416
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,278
|
$8.80
FCFA5,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,392
|
$8.57
FCFA5,213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,066
|
$1.92
FCFA1,168
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,677
|
$2.11
FCFA1,285
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA540
|
$1.36
FCFA829
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA521
|
$0.54
FCFA330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,080
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA933
|
$0.53
FCFA320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA771
|
$0.62
FCFA375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,141
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,230
|
$3.89
FCFA2,369
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
$14.67
FCFA8,925
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,160,118
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,165,454
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA1,989
|
$3.96
FCFA2,410
|
|
pay 23.1% more for housing
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,673
|
$75.56
FCFA45,986
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA164,477
|
$281.90
FCFA171,552
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,476
|
$189.06
FCFA115,055
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,251
|
$74.05
FCFA45,062
|
|
pay 6.6% more for childcare
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$207.18
FCFA126,085
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,096,379
|
$1,541.80
FCFA938,286
|
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$1.25
FCFA759
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,380
|
$1.37
FCFA834
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$1.76
FCFA1,071
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,720
|
$24.49
FCFA14,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$5.87
FCFA3,570
|
|
pay 76.6% more for clothing
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA12,920
|
$38.72
FCFA23,562
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA13,940
|
$46.43
FCFA28,258
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,380
|
$67.09
FCFA40,829
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,621
|
$88.46
FCFA53,834
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Cameroon or Togo. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.