Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 41.9% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 10.9% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.39
|
$3.77
FCFA2,278
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.12
|
$3.14
FCFA1,899
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.81
|
$0.98
FCFA593
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
$0.48
FCFA291
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.69
|
$0.68
FCFA413
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.78
|
$8.80
FCFA5,316
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.01
|
$8.57
FCFA5,174
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL26.98
|
$1.92
FCFA1,159
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.50
|
$2.11
FCFA1,275
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.27
|
$1.36
FCFA823
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.12
|
$0.54
FCFA327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.69
|
$0.52
FCFA313
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.37
|
$0.53
FCFA318
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.91
|
$0.62
FCFA372
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.53
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.39
|
$3.89
FCFA2,352
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL268.35
|
$14.67
FCFA8,860
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL280,527.87
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,061,628
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.58
|
$3.96
FCFA2,392
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.17
|
$75.56
FCFA45,649
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL3,999.54
|
$281.90
FCFA170,295
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,741.84
|
$189.06
FCFA114,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,468.17
|
$74.05
FCFA44,732
|
|
pay 33.1% less for childcare
Moldova
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,980.45
|
$207.18
FCFA125,161
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL64,920.26
|
$1,541.80
FCFA931,409
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.84
|
$1.25
FCFA753
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.25
|
$1.37
FCFA828
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.72
|
$1.76
FCFA1,063
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL440.24
|
$24.49
FCFA14,796
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.29
|
$5.87
FCFA3,544
|
|
pay 7.5% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL748.12
|
$38.72
FCFA23,390
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL540.80
|
$46.43
FCFA28,050
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,362.81
|
$67.09
FCFA40,530
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,559.20
|
$88.46
FCFA53,440
|
|
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