Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 58.2% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 71.9% less for restaurants
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Cameroon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$3.77
FCFA2,295
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$3.14
FCFA1,913
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$0.98
FCFA597
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.48
FCFA294
|
|
pay 54.7% less for groceries
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Cameroon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.50
|
$0.68
FCFA416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.11
|
$8.80
FCFA5,355
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
|
$8.57
FCFA5,213
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
|
$1.92
FCFA1,168
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$2.11
FCFA1,285
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$1.36
FCFA829
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.54
FCFA330
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.53
FCFA320
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.62
FCFA375
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Cameroon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.27
|
$3.89
FCFA2,369
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.67
FCFA8,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,165,454
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.96
FCFA2,410
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Cameroon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.00
|
$75.56
FCFA45,986
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,333.33
|
$281.90
FCFA171,552
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,066.67
|
$189.06
FCFA115,055
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$312.25
|
$74.05
FCFA45,062
|
|
pay 70.9% less for childcare
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Cameroon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$207.18
FCFA126,085
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,200.00
|
$1,541.80
FCFA938,286
|
|
pay 73.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$1.25
FCFA759
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.81
|
$1.37
FCFA834
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$1.76
FCFA1,071
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.67
|
$24.49
FCFA14,906
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.87
FCFA3,570
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Cameroon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$38.72
FCFA23,562
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.00
|
$46.43
FCFA28,258
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.00
|
$67.09
FCFA40,829
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$88.46
FCFA53,834
|
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