Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 55.2% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 38.8% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$5.83
SVC51.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
$5.91
SVC51.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA601
|
$0.71
SVC6.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$0.67
SVC5.91
|
|
pay 43.9% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$1.83
SVC16.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
$2.36
SVC20.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
$2.16
SVC18.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$0.75
SVC6.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$1.03
SVC8.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA320
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
$3.88
SVC34.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
$29.19
SVC255.46
|
|
pay 35.1% more for housing
Cameroon
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
$43.89
SVC384.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
$610.09
SVC5,339.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
$369.44
SVC3,233.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
$52.06
SVC455.60
|
|
pay 45.7% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
$96.15
SVC841.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,053.59
|
|
pay 45.9% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA839
|
$2.31
SVC20.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
$31.48
SVC275.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
|
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