Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 38.4% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Chad, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
$3.14
FCFA1,927
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA565
|
$0.98
FCFA602
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA411
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Chad
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.80
FCFA5,396
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,183
|
$8.57
FCFA5,253
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,172
|
$1.92
FCFA1,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.11
FCFA1,295
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,515
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA389
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA420
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA280
|
$0.52
FCFA321
|
|
pay 79.0% more for transportation
Chad
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
$3.89
FCFA2,388
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.67
FCFA8,994
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,961,586
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,274,400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.96
FCFA2,428
|
|
pay 25.7% less for housing
Chad
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,967
|
$75.56
FCFA46,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA716,386
|
$281.90
FCFA172,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$189.06
FCFA115,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,902
|
$74.05
FCFA45,408
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,015
|
$207.18
FCFA127,055
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,860
|
$1,541.80
FCFA945,502
|
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,114
|
$1.37
FCFA840
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
$1.76
FCFA1,079
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$24.49
FCFA15,020
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,084
|
$5.87
FCFA3,598
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Chad
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
$38.72
FCFA23,744
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,532
|
$46.43
FCFA28,475
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,266
|
$67.09
FCFA41,143
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$88.46
FCFA54,248
|
|
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