Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 65.2% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 28.3% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES398.86
|
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES517.85
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.99
|
$0.98
FCFA601
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.60
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 78.2% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.22
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES434.96
|
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES344.97
|
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES189.06
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES298.48
|
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.53
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.66
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.61
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.88
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.70
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.43
|
$0.52
FCFA320
|
|
pay 7.3% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES514.50
|
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,319.92
|
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,268,460.29
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,294.06
|
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,197.16
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,469.60
|
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,394.90
|
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,153.49
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
|
pay 3.7% less for childcare
Kenya
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,832.79
|
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES692,537.03
|
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES234.69
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES178.07
|
$1.37
FCFA839
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES233.65
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,343.88
|
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES638.36
|
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,582.10
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,618.85
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,422.20
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,537.65
|
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
|
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