Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 2.5 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$10.28
FCFA6,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
$10.30
FCFA6,310
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA601
|
$2.04
FCFA1,249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$1.36
FCFA831
|
|
pay 80.9% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$1.83
FCFA1,124
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
$5.38
FCFA3,293
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
$6.92
FCFA4,241
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
$3.50
FCFA2,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
$2.67
FCFA1,635
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$1.59
FCFA974
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$1.34
FCFA823
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$1.78
FCFA1,091
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$0.91
FCFA556
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA320
|
$1.04
FCFA638
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
$3.88
FCFA2,377
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
$30.00
FCFA18,382
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,478,029
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Cameroon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
$1,000.79
FCFA613,215
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
$275.00
FCFA168,502
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
$250.06
FCFA153,217
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
$775.00
FCFA474,868
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,534,225
|
|
pay 67.9% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$1.08
FCFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA839
|
$3.32
FCFA2,032
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
$2.67
FCFA1,634
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
$60.03
FCFA36,783
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
$6.67
FCFA4,088
|
|
pay 72.2% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
$57.50
FCFA35,232
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
$69.73
FCFA42,725
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
$117.50
FCFA71,996
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
$190.16
FCFA116,515
|
|
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