Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 33.7% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 33.8% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.32
|
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.54
|
$3.14
FCFA1,927
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
$0.98
FCFA602
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 97.9% more for groceries
Morocco
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.56
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD39.11
|
$8.80
FCFA5,396
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD26.03
|
$8.57
FCFA5,253
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
$1.92
FCFA1,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.63
|
$2.11
FCFA1,295
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
$0.52
FCFA321
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
Morocco
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.36
|
$3.89
FCFA2,388
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD151.86
|
$14.67
FCFA8,994
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD235,956.78
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,274,400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD58.25
|
$3.96
FCFA2,428
|
|
pay 70.5% more for housing
Morocco
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD347.83
|
$75.56
FCFA46,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,606.43
|
$281.90
FCFA172,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,608.20
|
$189.06
FCFA115,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD321.13
|
$74.05
FCFA45,408
|
|
pay 25.1% more for childcare
Morocco
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,062.12
|
$207.18
FCFA127,055
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,648.12
|
$1,541.80
FCFA945,502
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD14.09
|
$1.37
FCFA840
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.80
|
$1.76
FCFA1,079
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD220.19
|
$24.49
FCFA15,020
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.51
|
$5.87
FCFA3,598
|
|
pay 36.9% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD322.83
|
$38.72
FCFA23,744
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD352.11
|
$46.43
FCFA28,475
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD679.09
|
$67.09
FCFA41,143
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD575.03
|
$88.46
FCFA54,248
|
|
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