Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 21.1% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Chile, you would:
pay 46.8% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$0.98
FCFA601
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
Chile
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.52
FCFA320
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Chile
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF599.2000
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
|
pay 9.5% more for housing
Chile
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.3500
|
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.2200
|
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.3500
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
|
pay 51.3% less for childcare
Chile
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.6600
|
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF169.8000
|
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$1.37
FCFA839
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
Chile
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6400
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.5600
|
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
|
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