Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 46.0% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 47.9% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,498
|
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,277
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,237
|
$0.98
FCFA598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
$0.48
FCFA294
|
|
pay 36.4% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,454
|
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,585
|
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,587
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,248
|
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,066
|
$1.36
FCFA830
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF873
|
$0.54
FCFA330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,662
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
$0.53
FCFA321
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF769
|
$0.62
FCFA375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,475
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
Burundi
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,487
|
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,484,239
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,740
|
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF618,497
|
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF233,654
|
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,531
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
|
pay 72.0% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,374,437
|
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,360,928
|
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,649
|
$1.25
FCFA759
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,185
|
$1.37
FCFA835
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,872
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF54,977
|
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
|
pay 16.8% more for clothing
Burundi
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,166
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,444
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF247,399
|
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
|
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