Cost of living comparison
California is 4.1 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in California instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$19.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
$10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA601
|
$2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$2.01
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Cameroon
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
$6.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
$4.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
$4.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
$6.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$1.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA320
|
$1.24
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
$4.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
$68.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
$25,571.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
$17.49
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Cameroon
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
$70.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
$2,161.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
$1,891.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
$151.84
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
$1,413.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
$18,865.17
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$6.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA839
|
$4.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
$9.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
$52.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
$13.37
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
$49.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
$38.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
$81.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
$113.48
|
|
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