Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 22.5% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 38.4% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
$7.74
ZAR143.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
$3.92
ZAR72.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA598
|
$0.87
ZAR16.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA294
|
$0.65
ZAR12.05
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$0.82
ZAR15.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
$3.09
ZAR57.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
$3.51
ZAR64.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
$1.71
ZAR31.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
$1.85
ZAR34.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA830
|
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA330
|
$0.57
ZAR10.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA316
|
$0.59
ZAR10.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA321
|
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA375
|
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$0.47
ZAR8.61
|
|
pay 66.1% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
$4.65
ZAR86.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
$40.67
ZAR752.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
$18,011.69
ZAR333,378.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
$7.53
ZAR139.43
|
|
pay 15.2% more for housing
Cameroon
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
$48.06
ZAR889.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
$341.02
ZAR6,312.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
$317.79
ZAR5,881.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
$80.15
ZAR1,483.49
|
|
pay 38.0% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
$157.19
ZAR2,909.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,061.18
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA759
|
$1.70
ZAR31.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA835
|
$1.67
ZAR30.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
$2.56
ZAR47.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
$30.74
ZAR568.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
$5.40
ZAR99.90
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
$43.19
ZAR799.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
$26.96
ZAR498.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
$80.72
ZAR1,493.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
$71.81
ZAR1,329.13
|
|
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