Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 2.1 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 83.8% more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
NPR314.93
|
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
NPR842.84
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
NPR54.26
|
$0.98
FCFA598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.51
|
$0.48
FCFA294
|
|
pay 98.3% more for groceries
Nepal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR60.62
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
NPR399.26
|
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
NPR366.30
|
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
NPR186.62
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
NPR174.77
|
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
NPR115.33
|
$1.36
FCFA830
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
NPR52.10
|
$0.54
FCFA330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
NPR68.22
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR33.66
|
$0.53
FCFA321
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.41
|
$0.62
FCFA375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR32.66
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
Nepal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NPR517.02
|
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
NPR1,494.77
|
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
NPR4,144,356.41
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
NPR865.85
|
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
NPR1,809.07
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
NPR11,100.82
|
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
NPR7,426.99
|
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
NPR2,225.46
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
NPR7,761.20
|
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
NPR241,816.89
|
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
|
pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
NPR266.30
|
$1.25
FCFA759
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
NPR178.07
|
$1.37
FCFA835
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
NPR300.79
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
NPR3,541.35
|
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
NPR343.20
|
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
NPR2,081.52
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
NPR2,707.75
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
NPR5,128.62
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
NPR3,744.98
|
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
|
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