Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 21.9% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
Maldives
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
MVR93.10
|
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
MVR142.17
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
MVR23.99
|
$0.98
FCFA598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MVR5.37
|
$0.48
FCFA294
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Maldives
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
MVR26.73
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.57
MVR70.64
|
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
MVR106.09
|
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
MVR23.78
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MVR27.11
|
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
MVR19.83
|
$1.36
FCFA830
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
MVR18.77
|
$0.54
FCFA330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
MVR19.12
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MVR23.11
|
$0.53
FCFA321
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
$0.62
FCFA375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
pay 34.4% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
MVR55.85
|
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.48
MVR332.15
|
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,062.50
MVR603,906.25
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.81
MVR228.98
|
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
Maldives
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.47
MVR1,120.37
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$882.70
MVR13,646.60
|
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.72
MVR9,673.68
|
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.15
MVR1,857.47
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
Maldives
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.49
MVR2,450.22
|
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,864.58
MVR44,286.46
|
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
MVR45.29
|
$1.25
FCFA759
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
MVR40.26
|
$1.37
FCFA835
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.51
MVR100.65
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.58
MVR1,075.71
|
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.73
MVR119.52
|
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
|
pay 13.7% more for clothing
Maldives
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.52
MVR626.43
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.41
MVR593.84
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.29
MVR1,040.30
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.80
MVR986.38
|
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
|
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