Cost of living comparison
Niger is 69.2% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Niger instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 76.0% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA601
|
$1.24
F CFA760
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$0.60
F CFA368
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$0.52
F CFA321
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
$8.72
F CFA5,345
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
$2.32
F CFA1,422
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
$3.39
F CFA2,077
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$1.71
F CFA1,048
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$0.61
F CFA373
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$1.08
F CFA664
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$0.74
F CFA454
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA320
|
$0.27
F CFA163
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
Cameroon
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
$3.57
F CFA2,187
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
$20,113.21
F CFA12,324,028
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
$4.53
F CFA2,773
|
|
pay 90.4% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
$569.83
F CFA349,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
$374.64
F CFA229,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
$255.25
F CFA156,402
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
$949.79
F CFA581,968
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
$4,609.28
F CFA2,824,256
|
|
pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA839
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
$47.49
F CFA29,098
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
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