Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 51.8% cheaper than Democratic Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 62.7% less for restaurants
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Cameroon
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,877.82
|
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,129.42
|
$3.14
FCFA1,927
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,749.44
|
$0.98
FCFA602
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,340.60
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,306.65
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,261.31
|
$8.80
FCFA5,396
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,794.28
|
$8.57
FCFA5,253
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,222.75
|
$1.92
FCFA1,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,038.26
|
$2.11
FCFA1,295
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,512.99
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,837.66
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,775.78
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,726.75
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,555.75
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,370.40
|
$0.52
FCFA321
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,893.35
|
$3.89
FCFA2,388
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.67
FCFA8,994
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,795,279.11
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,274,400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF40,063.17
|
$3.96
FCFA2,428
|
|
pay 78.7% less for housing
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF837,556.30
|
$75.56
FCFA46,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,360,360.34
|
$281.90
FCFA172,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,898,460.96
|
$189.06
FCFA115,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,182,739.53
|
$74.05
FCFA45,408
|
|
pay 82.6% less for childcare
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,350,225.22
|
$207.18
FCFA127,055
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,568,318.24
|
$1,541.80
FCFA945,502
|
|
pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,857.07
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,140.21
|
$1.37
FCFA840
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,771.49
|
$1.76
FCFA1,079
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF272,205.80
|
$24.49
FCFA15,020
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,918.54
|
$5.87
FCFA3,598
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,674.17
|
$38.72
FCFA23,744
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,714.90
|
$46.43
FCFA28,475
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF251,266.89
|
$67.09
FCFA41,143
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF260,573.07
|
$88.46
FCFA54,248
|
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