Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 95.2% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 20.9% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$3.59
NT$116.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
$4.92
NT$160.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA601
|
$0.95
NT$31.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$0.65
NT$21.13
|
|
pay 88.5% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$2.04
NT$66.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
$7.52
NT$244.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
$11.74
NT$382.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
$2.75
NT$89.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
$3.63
NT$118.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$2.03
NT$66.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$0.91
NT$29.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$1.30
NT$42.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$1.46
NT$47.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$1.15
NT$37.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA320
|
$1.07
NT$34.75
|
|
pay 81.3% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
$3.88
NT$126.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
$35.38
NT$1,152.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,074,355.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
$9.61
NT$312.81
|
|
pay 6.2% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
$23.53
NT$766.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
$354.11
NT$11,531.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
$268.52
NT$8,744.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
$56.71
NT$1,846.67
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
$460.31
NT$14,990.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,393.16
|
|
pay 77.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$1.86
NT$60.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA839
|
$2.74
NT$89.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
$3.84
NT$125.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
$38.91
NT$1,267.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
$9.51
NT$309.76
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
$66.92
NT$2,179.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
$31.08
NT$1,012.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
$79.12
NT$2,576.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
$112.81
NT$3,673.61
|
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