Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 43.0% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 65.4% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$1.22
FCFA735
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$0.53
FCFA322
|
|
pay 71.8% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$1.65
FCFA992
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.66
FCFA397
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$0.66
FCFA396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$0.54
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.58
FCFA350
|
|
pay 27.1% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
|
pay 43.6% more for housing
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
|
pay 13.1% less for childcare
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
|
pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$1.28
FCFA769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$1.30
FCFA783
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
|
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