Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.4 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,321
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,934
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA604
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA297
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,416
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,272
|
$4.68
£3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,181
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,299
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA838
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA333
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA319
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA324
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA379
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA322
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,396
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA9,026
|
$91.63
£73.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,325,775
|
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,437
|
$16.30
£13.08
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Cameroon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,506
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA173,494
|
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA116,357
|
$836.18
£671.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,572
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA127,512
|
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA948,905
|
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA767
|
$4.95
£3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,083
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,074
|
$41.78
£33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,610
|
$11.97
£9.61
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,829
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,577
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,291
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,443
|
$80.83
£64.89
|
|
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