Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.6 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 84.9% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,320
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,933
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA604
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA297
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,413
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,269
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,181
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,299
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA838
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA333
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA319
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA324
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA379
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA322
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,395
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA9,022
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,319,917
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,436
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Cameroon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,487
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA173,423
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA116,310
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,553
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA127,460
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA948,517
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA767
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,083
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,068
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,609
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 43.2% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,819
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,566
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,274
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,421
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
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