Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 32.7% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 41.4% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,320
|
$4.96
R$25.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,933
|
$6.29
R$32.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA604
|
$1.02
R$5.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA297
|
$0.63
R$3.26
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.39
R$7.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,413
|
$4.04
R$21.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,269
|
$3.80
R$19.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,181
|
$1.92
R$9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,299
|
$1.81
R$9.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA838
|
$0.74
R$3.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA333
|
$0.49
R$2.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA319
|
$0.44
R$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA324
|
$0.70
R$3.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA379
|
$0.47
R$2.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA322
|
$0.45
R$2.35
|
|
pay 74.2% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,395
|
$4.69
R$24.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA9,022
|
$43.51
R$226.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,319,917
|
$19,854.65
R$103,305.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,436
|
$7.69
R$40.03
|
|
pay 32.7% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,487
|
$19.91
R$103.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA173,423
|
$281.83
R$1,466.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA116,310
|
$182.14
R$947.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,553
|
$58.55
R$304.64
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA127,460
|
$251.18
R$1,306.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA948,517
|
$5,814.17
R$30,251.73
|
|
pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA767
|
$1.62
R$8.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$1.57
R$8.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,083
|
$2.32
R$12.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,068
|
$23.14
R$120.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,609
|
$5.80
R$30.16
|
|
pay 8.3% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,819
|
$43.10
R$224.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,566
|
$40.84
R$212.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,274
|
$70.61
R$367.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,421
|
$54.94
R$285.86
|
|
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