Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 3.1 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 61.6% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$3.92
FCFA2,388
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$3.62
FCFA2,201
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$1.22
FCFA742
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.53
FCFA325
|
|
pay 4.8% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$9.24
FCFA5,620
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$9.56
FCFA5,816
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$1.91
FCFA1,160
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$2.46
FCFA1,498
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.66
FCFA401
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.66
FCFA399
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.54
FCFA326
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.58
FCFA353
|
|
pay 99.9% more for transportation
Tonga
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$4.36
FCFA2,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.77
FCFA8,381
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$29,642.86
FCFA18,039,581
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$4.59
FCFA2,791
|
|
pay 51.1% less for housing
Tonga
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$73.33
FCFA44,625
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$286.46
FCFA174,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$195.38
FCFA118,899
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$89.67
FCFA54,572
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$212.10
FCFA129,077
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,137,137
|
|
pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$1.28
FCFA776
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$1.30
FCFA790
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$21.69
FCFA13,200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.03
FCFA4,277
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$37.88
FCFA23,053
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$49.96
FCFA30,402
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$93.06
FCFA56,634
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$102.50
FCFA62,381
|
|
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