Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 7.8% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 11.2% less for restaurants
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
$0.98
FCFA601
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 35.5% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
$0.52
FCFA320
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
|
pay 1.7% more for housing
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
|
pay 11.0% more for childcare
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
|
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
$1.37
FCFA839
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
|
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