Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 4.8% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 2.4% less for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
៛13,744.08
|
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
៛23,823.08
|
$3.14
FCFA1,927
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
៛3,318.27
|
$0.98
FCFA602
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
៛1,879.49
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
៛6,412.52
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛26,237.38
|
$8.80
FCFA5,396
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
៛31,609.31
|
$8.57
FCFA5,253
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
៛7,418.75
|
$1.92
FCFA1,177
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
៛7,967.49
|
$2.11
FCFA1,295
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
៛5,880.18
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
៛2,162.43
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
៛5,774.27
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
៛2,470.60
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,276.13
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
៛2,019.58
|
$0.52
FCFA321
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
៛18,907.37
|
$3.89
FCFA2,388
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
៛174,346.24
|
$14.67
FCFA8,994
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛199,543,730.27
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,274,400
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
៛30,908.92
|
$3.96
FCFA2,428
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
៛126,245.42
|
$75.56
FCFA46,339
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
៛1,321,694.41
|
$281.90
FCFA172,872
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
៛853,231.16
|
$189.06
FCFA115,940
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
៛269,507.58
|
$74.05
FCFA45,408
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
៛867,268.63
|
$207.18
FCFA127,055
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
៛26,504,992.28
|
$1,541.80
FCFA945,502
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
៛3,665.09
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
៛8,942.60
|
$1.37
FCFA840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
៛6,230.65
|
$1.76
FCFA1,079
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
៛178,486.44
|
$24.49
FCFA15,020
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
៛22,397.77
|
$5.87
FCFA3,598
|
|
pay 97.6% more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
៛93,572.89
|
$38.72
FCFA23,744
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
៛73,573.27
|
$46.43
FCFA28,475
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
៛281,038.63
|
$67.09
FCFA41,143
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
៛134,580.51
|
$88.46
FCFA54,248
|
|
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