Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 57.8% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 72.5% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$0.98
FCFA598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$0.48
FCFA294
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$1.36
FCFA830
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.54
FCFA330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$0.53
FCFA321
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.62
FCFA375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
pay 57.2% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.47
|
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
|
pay 48.7% less for housing
Jersey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
|
pay 90.5% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
|
pay 73.8% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$1.25
FCFA759
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$1.37
FCFA835
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.04
|
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.62
|
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
|
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