Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 49.2% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 77.3% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
kr134.59
|
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
kr83.66
|
$3.14
FCFA1,927
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
kr25.08
|
$0.98
FCFA602
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
kr19.03
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
kr18.08
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
kr39.75
|
$8.80
FCFA5,396
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
kr45.36
|
$8.57
FCFA5,253
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
kr28.34
|
$1.92
FCFA1,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
kr34.53
|
$2.11
FCFA1,295
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
kr9.16
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
kr9.60
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
kr9.76
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
kr12.30
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.86
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
kr5.43
|
$0.52
FCFA321
|
|
pay 64.5% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
kr56.66
|
$3.89
FCFA2,388
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
kr552.91
|
$14.67
FCFA8,994
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
kr278,047.10
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,274,400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
kr161.46
|
$3.96
FCFA2,428
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
Denmark
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
kr228.67
|
$75.56
FCFA46,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
kr6,305.91
|
$281.90
FCFA172,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
kr4,812.20
|
$189.06
FCFA115,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
kr1,117.73
|
$74.05
FCFA45,408
|
|
pay 59.4% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
kr2,921.09
|
$207.18
FCFA127,055
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
kr33,758.89
|
$1,541.80
FCFA945,502
|
|
pay 65.9% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
kr47.45
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
kr36.02
|
$1.37
FCFA840
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
kr59.40
|
$1.76
FCFA1,079
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
kr253.58
|
$24.49
FCFA15,020
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
kr108.85
|
$5.87
FCFA3,598
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
kr677.02
|
$38.72
FCFA23,744
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
kr296.17
|
$46.43
FCFA28,475
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
kr685.56
|
$67.09
FCFA41,143
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
kr961.79
|
$88.46
FCFA54,248
|
|
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