Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 29.2% cheaper than Cameroon.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 37.8% less for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$1.72
BDT189.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
$4.57
BDT501.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA601
|
$0.27
BDT29.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$0.15
BDT16.16
|
|
pay 42.6% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$0.55
BDT60.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
$3.59
BDT394.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
$2.66
BDT291.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
$1.09
BDT120.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
$0.99
BDT108.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$0.78
BDT85.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$0.34
BDT37.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$0.75
BDT82.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$0.25
BDT27.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$0.12
BDT13.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA320
|
$0.23
BDT25.23
|
|
pay 12.3% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
$3.62
BDT396.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
$15.91
BDT1,746.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
$36,425.27
BDT3,998,376.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
$3.61
BDT396.49
|
|
pay 65.0% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
$30.12
BDT3,305.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
$92.95
BDT10,203.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
$61.78
BDT6,781.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
$25.62
BDT2,811.78
|
|
pay 57.9% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
$31.38
BDT3,444.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
$1,066.75
BDT117,096.74
|
|
pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$3.65
BDT400.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA839
|
$1.57
BDT172.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
$2.76
BDT302.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
$12.02
BDT1,319.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
$4.23
BDT464.66
|
|
pay 50.8% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
$20.07
BDT2,203.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
$20.91
BDT2,295.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
$39.14
BDT4,296.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
$37.10
BDT4,072.88
|
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