Cameroon is 17.9% more expensive than Malaysia.

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

pay 35.7% more for restaurants

 
Malaysia
Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.36
RM11.16
$3.77
FCFA2,278
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.63
RM17.19
$3.14
FCFA1,899
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.63
RM3.00
$0.98
FCFA593

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pay 17.4% more for groceries

 
Malaysia
Cameroon
Bread
1 loaf
$0.85
RM4.01
$0.68
FCFA413
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.41
RM30.36
$8.80
FCFA5,316
Milk (1 gallon) $5.71
RM27.04
$8.57
FCFA5,174

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pay 11.3% more for transportation

 
Malaysia
Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.79
RM8.47
$3.89
FCFA2,352
Monthly public transit pass $18.01
RM85.32
$14.67
FCFA8,860
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,228.03
RM162,155.29
$23,276.85
FCFA14,061,628

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pay 67.7% more for housing

 
Malaysia
Cameroon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.77
RM126.80
$75.56
FCFA45,649
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $326.71
RM1,547.81
$281.90
FCFA170,295
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $217.05
RM1,028.27
$189.06
FCFA114,212

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pay 15.8% less for childcare

 
Malaysia
Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $144.81
RM686.03
$207.18
FCFA125,161
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,108.87
RM28,940.75
$1,541.80
FCFA931,409

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pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Malaysia
Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.43
RM16.23
$1.25
FCFA753
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.46
RM11.67
$1.37
FCFA828
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.06
RM19.22
$1.76
FCFA1,063

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pay 34.6% more for clothing

 
Malaysia
Cameroon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.09
RM223.08
$38.72
FCFA23,390
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.30
RM115.12
$46.43
FCFA28,050
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$62.25
RM294.89
$67.09
FCFA40,530

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