Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 66.1% cheaper than Cayman Islands.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
pay 75.7% less for restaurants
Cayman Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
KYD2.69
|
$0.98
FCFA601
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
KYD2.04
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 55.5% less for groceries
Cayman Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
KYD3.95
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
KYD4.44
|
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
KYD14.56
|
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.79
KYD5.66
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
KYD3.40
|
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
KYD2.78
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.38
KYD1.98
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
KYD2.45
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
KYD1.58
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
$0.52
FCFA320
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Cayman Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
KYD30,001.62
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
|
pay 75.0% less for housing
Cayman Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
KYD109.89
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,969.61
KYD2,475.13
|
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,009.73
KYD1,675.09
|
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
KYD256.77
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
Cayman Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
KYD775.04
|
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
KYD15,950.86
|
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
|
pay 75.1% less for entertainment and sports
Cayman Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.30
KYD5.25
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
KYD4.88
|
$1.37
FCFA839
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.39
KYD60.34
|
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
|
pay 54.1% less for clothing
Cayman Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
KYD70.00
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
KYD88.75
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
KYD151.01
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
KYD130.01
|
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
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