Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 22.0% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 21.6% less for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Malaysia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
$2.36
RM11.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,927
|
$3.63
RM17.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA602
|
$0.63
RM3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$0.34
RM1.63
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$0.85
RM4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,396
|
$6.41
RM30.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,253
|
$5.71
RM27.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,177
|
$1.40
RM6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,295
|
$1.88
RM8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$0.99
RM4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$1.04
RM4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$0.55
RM2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA321
|
$0.48
RM2.31
|
|
pay 10.9% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,388
|
$1.79
RM8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,994
|
$18.01
RM85.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,274,400
|
$34,228.03
RM163,250.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,428
|
$5.07
RM24.18
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,339
|
$26.77
RM127.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,872
|
$326.71
RM1,558.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,940
|
$217.05
RM1,035.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,408
|
$34.40
RM164.08
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA127,055
|
$144.81
RM690.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA945,502
|
$6,108.87
RM29,136.24
|
|
pay 76.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$3.43
RM16.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA840
|
$2.46
RM11.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,079
|
$4.06
RM19.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,020
|
$32.59
RM155.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,598
|
$3.62
RM17.27
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,744
|
$47.09
RM224.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,475
|
$24.30
RM115.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,143
|
$62.25
RM296.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,248
|
$56.25
RM268.27
|
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