Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 6.3% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 5.1% less for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
$4.58
KGS405.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
$3.93
KGS348.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA598
|
$0.58
KGS51.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA294
|
$0.36
KGS31.53
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$0.38
KGS33.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
$3.79
KGS336.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
$2.81
KGS249.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
$1.57
KGS138.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
$2.12
KGS188.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA830
|
$0.42
KGS37.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA330
|
$0.72
KGS63.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA316
|
$0.89
KGS78.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA321
|
$0.70
KGS61.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA375
|
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
|
pay 35.2% less for transportation
Cameroon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
$2.78
KGS246.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
$6.29
KGS557.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,784,014.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
$2.32
KGS205.42
|
|
pay 34.7% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
$319.03
KGS28,292.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
$179.18
KGS15,889.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.55
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
$140.84
KGS12,490.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA759
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA835
|
$1.44
KGS127.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
$1.40
KGS124.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
$32.47
KGS2,879.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
$3.15
KGS278.97
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
$22.31
KGS1,978.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
$34.40
KGS3,051.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
$62.28
KGS5,523.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
$60.31
KGS5,348.34
|
|
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