Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 54.3% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£14.97
|
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.83
|
$0.98
FCFA598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$0.48
FCFA294
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.55
|
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.49
|
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.16
|
$1.36
FCFA830
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.14
|
$0.54
FCFA330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.33
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.55
|
$0.53
FCFA321
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$0.62
FCFA375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
pay 53.0% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.11
|
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.34
|
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.14
|
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
|
pay 49.2% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
|
pay 65.6% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.53
|
$1.25
FCFA759
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.06
|
$1.37
FCFA835
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.34
|
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.36
|
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.25
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.03
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£80.98
|
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
|
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