Cost of living comparison

Jersey

compared to

Cameroon

Cameroon vs. Jersey Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 66.8% cheaper than Jersey overall.

Restaurants: pay 79.1% less in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 39.8% less in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 47.6% less in Cameroon
Housing: pay 78.5% less in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 77.3% less in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.4% less in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 41.6% less in Cameroon

Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Cameroon.

Cameroon vs. Jersey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cameroon instead of Jersey, you would:

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pay 79.1% less for restaurants

	Jersey	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$39.64 £29.74	$3.13 FCFA1,827	-92.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.93	$5.97 FCFA3,488	-43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.28 £2.46	$1.47 FCFA858	-55.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 £1.86	$0.61 FCFA354	-75.5%
Average			-79.1%

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pay 39.8% less for groceries

	Jersey	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 £2.06	$0.62 FCFA362	-77.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 £2.70	$9.67 FCFA5,647	+168.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.51 £6.38	$11.73 FCFA6,848	+37.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.26 £4.70	$1.95 FCFA1,137	-68.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.39 £4.05	$3.23 FCFA1,885	-40.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 £1.43	$2.00 FCFA1,166	+4.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 £1.18	$0.82 FCFA477	-48.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 £1.40	$0.75 FCFA437	-60.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 £1.52	$0.62 FCFA361	-69.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 £1.08	$0.99 FCFA578	-31.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$0.75 FCFA435	-46.8%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 47.6% less for transportation

	Jersey	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.81 £5.86	$5.10 FCFA2,980	-34.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.71 £51.56	$17.07 FCFA9,966	-75.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,428.74 £19,829.48	$27,027.90 FCFA16M	+2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.93 £18.70	$5.26 FCFA3,073	-78.9%
Average			-47.6%

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pay 78.5% less for housing

	Jersey	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.68 £54.53	$132.77 FCFA77,514	+82.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,838.45 £1,379.39	$350.62 FCFA205K	-80.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,568.11 £1,176.55	$251.12 FCFA147K	-84.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$243.20 £182.47	$76.92 FCFA44,908	-68.4%
Average			-78.5%

Jersey vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 77.3% less for childcare

	Jersey	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,708.95 £2,032.52	$548.40 FCFA320K	-79.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,892.93 £8,923.27	$3,026.87 FCFA2M	-74.5%
Average			-77.3%

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pay 70.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Jersey	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.93 £5.95	$1.15 FCFA673	-85.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.83 £3.63	$2.04 FCFA1,193	-57.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.82 £14.87	$2.28 FCFA1,329	-88.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.98 £57.01	$29.87 FCFA17,441	-60.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.82 £14.87	$8.54 FCFA4,983	-56.9%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 41.6% less for clothing

	Jersey	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.51 £77.67	$43.64 FCFA25,480	-57.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.68 £54.53	$53.68 FCFA31,338	-26.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.93 £89.23	$101.03 FCFA58,984	-15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$207.03 £155.33	$91.18 FCFA53,233	-56.0%
Average			-41.6%

Jersey vs. Cameroon - Cost of clothing

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