Cost of living comparison

Cameroon

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 88.1% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 20.1% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 74.5% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 0.8% more in New Zealand

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in New Zealand are more expensive than in Cameroon. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

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New Zealand vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Cameroon, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Cameroon	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.13 FCFA1,827	$13.26 NZ$23.46	+323.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 FCFA3,488	$8.99 NZ$15.90	+50.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 FCFA858	$2.04 NZ$3.61	+38.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 FCFA354	$1.83 NZ$3.24	+202.0%
Average			+155.1%

Cameroon vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.1% more for groceries

	Cameroon	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 FCFA362	$1.73 NZ$3.05	+178.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.67 FCFA5,647	$3.78 NZ$6.69	-60.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.73 FCFA6,848	$6.47 NZ$11.45	-44.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 FCFA1,137	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+197.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 FCFA1,885	$3.83 NZ$6.77	+18.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 FCFA1,166	$1.22 NZ$2.15	-39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 FCFA477	$0.94 NZ$1.67	+15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA437	$1.32 NZ$2.33	+76.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA361	$2.20 NZ$3.89	+255.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 FCFA578	$0.89 NZ$1.57	-10.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA435	$0.67 NZ$1.18	-10.7%
Average			+20.1%

Cameroon vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 74.5% more for transportation

	Cameroon	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.10 FCFA2,980	$6.34 NZ$11.21	+24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+388.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,027.90 FCFA16M	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	-10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.26 FCFA3,073	$17.20 NZ$30.41	+226.7%
Average			+74.5%

Cameroon vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Cameroon	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.77 FCFA77,514	$49.30 NZ$87.18	-62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.62 FCFA205K	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	+178.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.12 FCFA147K	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	+236.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.92 FCFA44,908	$95.64 NZ$169.12	+24.3%
Average			+140.5%

Cameroon vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Cameroon	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$548.40 FCFA320K	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	+30.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,026.87 FCFA2M	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	+459.6%
Average			+170.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 FCFA673	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+394.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 FCFA1,193	$3.26 NZ$5.77	+59.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.28 FCFA1,329	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+899.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 FCFA17,441	$39.17 NZ$69.26	+31.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$10.27 NZ$18.16	+20.3%
Average			+113.2%

Cameroon vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

	Cameroon	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.64 FCFA25,480	$63.30 NZ$111.94	+45.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.68 FCFA31,338	$33.63 NZ$59.46	-37.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.03 FCFA58,984	$91.48 NZ$161.76	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.18 FCFA53,233	$114.46 NZ$202.41	+25.5%
Average			+0.8%

Cameroon vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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