Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 3.6% cheaper than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 8.9% less for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,388
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA754
|
$0.98
FCFA601
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA891
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,888
|
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,951
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,786
|
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA641
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA699
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA221
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA233
|
$0.52
FCFA320
|
|
pay 30.2% less for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,841
|
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,365
|
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
|
pay 2.8% more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA272,767
|
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA141,723
|
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,768
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA566
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$1.37
FCFA839
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,350
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
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