Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 43.5% cheaper than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,910
|
$3.14
FCFA1,927
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,370
|
$0.98
FCFA602
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA771
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
Central African Republic
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,285
|
$8.80
FCFA5,396
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,727
|
$8.57
FCFA5,253
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,747
|
$1.92
FCFA1,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,797
|
$2.11
FCFA1,295
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
FCFA321
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
Central African Republic
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,498
|
$3.89
FCFA2,388
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
$14.67
FCFA8,994
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,274,400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.96
FCFA2,428
|
|
pay 89.1% less for housing
Central African Republic
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$75.56
FCFA46,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,235,552
|
$281.90
FCFA172,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,484,479
|
$189.06
FCFA115,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$74.05
FCFA45,408
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$207.18
FCFA127,055
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,541.80
FCFA945,502
|
pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
$1.37
FCFA840
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,570
|
$1.76
FCFA1,079
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$24.49
FCFA15,020
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.87
FCFA3,598
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$38.72
FCFA23,744
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.43
FCFA28,475
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$67.09
FCFA41,143
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$88.46
FCFA54,248
|
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