Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 16.3% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 6.3% more for restaurants
|
Zambia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
$1.22
FCFA735
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
$0.53
FCFA322
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
$1.65
FCFA992
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
$0.66
FCFA397
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
$0.66
FCFA396
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
$0.54
FCFA323
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
$0.58
FCFA350
|
|
pay 32.9% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
|
pay 2.6% less for housing
|
Zambia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
|
pay 11.2% more for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
$1.28
FCFA769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
$1.30
FCFA783
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
|
pay 41.1% more for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
|
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