Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 23.1% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 57.4% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
$6.95
ARS6,106.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
$4.91
ARS4,316.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA598
|
$1.18
ARS1,033.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA294
|
$0.81
ARS714.57
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$1.16
ARS1,017.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
$3.30
ARS2,897.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
$3.02
ARS2,650.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
$1.48
ARS1,299.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
$1.86
ARS1,635.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA830
|
$0.70
ARS617.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA330
|
$0.61
ARS533.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA316
|
$0.48
ARS419.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA321
|
$0.61
ARS539.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA375
|
$0.31
ARS275.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$0.37
ARS326.45
|
|
pay 36.5% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
$3.41
ARS2,993.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
$19.26
ARS16,915.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
$24,101.65
ARS21,167,088.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
$8.86
ARS7,777.11
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
$21.98
ARS19,300.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
$237.02
ARS208,160.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
$180.77
ARS158,760.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
$38.32
ARS33,650.82
|
|
pay 82.3% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
$116.37
ARS102,199.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
$4,756.21
ARS4,177,102.67
|
|
pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA759
|
$1.80
ARS1,580.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA835
|
$1.63
ARS1,434.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
$1.91
ARS1,678.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
$22.57
ARS19,822.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
$4.09
ARS3,591.25
|
|
pay 31.9% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
$59.01
ARS51,827.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
$50.10
ARS44,000.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
$112.10
ARS98,448.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
$88.63
ARS77,835.03
|
|
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