Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 27.4% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
$0.98
FCFA598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
$0.48
FCFA294
|
|
pay 60.3% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
$1.36
FCFA830
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
$0.54
FCFA330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
$0.53
FCFA321
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
$0.62
FCFA375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
|
pay 32.4% more for housing
Madagascar
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
|
pay 3.3% less for childcare
Madagascar
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
$1.25
FCFA759
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
$1.37
FCFA835
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
|
pay 29.8% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
|
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