Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 27.5% cheaper than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 67.3% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
NZ$14.08
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
NZ$5.39
|
$0.98
FCFA598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.48
|
$0.48
FCFA294
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
NZ$5.08
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
NZ$8.08
|
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
NZ$7.30
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
NZ$4.10
|
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
NZ$2.51
|
$1.36
FCFA830
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NZ$1.66
|
$0.54
FCFA330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
NZ$2.44
|
$0.53
FCFA321
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.42
|
$0.62
FCFA375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NZ$1.31
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
pay 14.1% less for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,937.99
NZ$36,499.44
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
|
pay 29.0% less for housing
Cook Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.44
NZ$834.27
|
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.76
NZ$729.99
|
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.19
NZ$108.46
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
|
pay 2.5% more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,502.82
|
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.27
NZ$10.43
|
$1.25
FCFA759
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
NZ$6.78
|
$1.37
FCFA835
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.80
NZ$31.29
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NZ$43.45
|
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
NZ$10.17
|
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
NZ$62.57
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.89
NZ$151.21
|
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
|
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