Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 28.6% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 38.1% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
$3.44
Bs23.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,927
|
$6.51
Bs45.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA602
|
$0.97
Bs6.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$0.75
Bs5.21
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$1.28
Bs8.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,396
|
$2.45
Bs17.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,253
|
$3.60
Bs25.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,177
|
$1.54
Bs10.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,295
|
$1.77
Bs12.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$0.98
Bs6.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$0.47
Bs3.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$0.51
Bs3.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$0.60
Bs4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$0.55
Bs3.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA321
|
$0.52
Bs3.60
|
|
pay 78.8% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,388
|
$2.03
Bs14.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,994
|
$31.11
Bs216.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,274,400
|
$15,452.82
Bs107,432.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,428
|
$15.23
Bs105.87
|
|
pay 17.3% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,339
|
$52.88
Bs367.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,872
|
$306.54
Bs2,131.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,940
|
$213.11
Bs1,481.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,408
|
$29.25
Bs203.38
|
|
pay 59.1% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA127,055
|
$170.51
Bs1,185.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA945,502
|
$3,636.74
Bs25,283.70
|
|
pay 59.3% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$2.13
Bs14.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA840
|
$2.36
Bs16.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,079
|
$2.73
Bs19.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,020
|
$41.42
Bs287.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,598
|
$7.53
Bs52.36
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,744
|
$41.05
Bs285.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,475
|
$48.50
Bs337.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,143
|
$65.57
Bs455.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,248
|
$57.30
Bs398.36
|
|
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