Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 37.1% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 0.6% more for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸2,942.57
|
$3.77
FCFA2,321
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,187.96
|
$3.14
FCFA1,934
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸271.85
|
$0.98
FCFA604
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸181.84
|
$0.48
FCFA297
|
|
pay 72.8% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸156.06
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,707.66
|
$8.80
FCFA5,416
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,595.00
|
$8.57
FCFA5,272
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸560.84
|
$1.92
FCFA1,181
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸815.44
|
$2.11
FCFA1,299
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸262.89
|
$1.36
FCFA838
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸339.79
|
$0.54
FCFA333
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸343.62
|
$0.52
FCFA319
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸363.37
|
$0.53
FCFA324
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸104.79
|
$0.62
FCFA379
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸88.59
|
$0.52
FCFA322
|
|
pay 40.6% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸714.63
|
$3.89
FCFA2,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,066.04
|
$14.67
FCFA9,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸7,900,257.60
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,325,775
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,270.79
|
$3.96
FCFA2,437
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,203.09
|
$75.56
FCFA46,506
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸141,115.73
|
$281.90
FCFA173,494
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸87,331.49
|
$189.06
FCFA116,357
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,082.74
|
$74.05
FCFA45,572
|
|
pay 17.0% less for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸64,843.23
|
$207.18
FCFA127,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,024,505.77
|
$1,541.80
FCFA948,905
|
|
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸447.21
|
$1.25
FCFA767
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸725.46
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸648.38
|
$1.76
FCFA1,083
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,229.97
|
$24.49
FCFA15,074
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,901.29
|
$5.87
FCFA3,610
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸30,753.33
|
$38.72
FCFA23,829
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸16,008.87
|
$46.43
FCFA28,577
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸33,400.86
|
$67.09
FCFA41,291
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸37,100.85
|
$88.46
FCFA54,443
|
|
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