Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 71.0% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,927
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA602
|
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
|
pay 8.4% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,396
|
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,253
|
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,177
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,295
|
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA321
|
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
|
pay 54.4% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,388
|
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,994
|
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,274,400
|
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,428
|
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
|
pay 20.5% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,339
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,872
|
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,940
|
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,408
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA127,055
|
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA945,502
|
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA840
|
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,079
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,020
|
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,598
|
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,744
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,475
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,143
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,248
|
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
|
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