Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 39.9% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 71.2% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,321
|
$8.03
MX$133.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,934
|
$6.54
MX$108.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA604
|
$1.03
MX$17.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA297
|
$0.77
MX$12.76
|
|
pay 17.8% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.99
MX$33.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,416
|
$3.54
MX$58.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,272
|
$4.85
MX$80.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,181
|
$2.03
MX$33.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,299
|
$3.00
MX$49.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA838
|
$1.21
MX$20.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA333
|
$0.55
MX$9.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA319
|
$0.60
MX$9.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA324
|
$0.64
MX$10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA379
|
$0.68
MX$11.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA322
|
$0.64
MX$10.68
|
|
pay 59.8% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,396
|
$4.64
MX$77.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA9,026
|
$20.68
MX$344.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,325,775
|
$18,674.04
MX$310,792.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,437
|
$11.82
MX$196.80
|
|
pay 1.4% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,506
|
$30.39
MX$505.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA173,494
|
$421.91
MX$7,021.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA116,357
|
$289.43
MX$4,816.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,572
|
$46.38
MX$771.92
|
|
pay 75.9% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA127,512
|
$204.47
MX$3,402.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA948,905
|
$3,904.22
MX$64,977.99
|
|
pay 55.1% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA767
|
$2.08
MX$34.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$2.65
MX$44.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,083
|
$3.58
MX$59.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,074
|
$34.48
MX$573.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,610
|
$4.19
MX$69.75
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,829
|
$44.78
MX$745.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,577
|
$34.80
MX$579.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,291
|
$81.99
MX$1,364.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,443
|
$70.46
MX$1,172.61
|
|
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