Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 6.8% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 22.0% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
C$171.60
|
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
C$210.69
|
$3.14
FCFA1,927
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
C$30.23
|
$0.98
FCFA602
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
C$31.73
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
C$46.20
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
C$64.17
|
$8.80
FCFA5,396
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
C$145.21
|
$8.57
FCFA5,253
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
C$66.96
|
$1.92
FCFA1,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
C$87.24
|
$2.11
FCFA1,295
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
C$95.34
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
C$19.37
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
C$51.20
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
C$22.84
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
C$29.36
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
C$28.38
|
$0.52
FCFA321
|
|
pay 22.1% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
C$174.79
|
$3.89
FCFA2,388
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
C$258.24
|
$14.67
FCFA8,994
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
C$614,942.88
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,274,400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
C$256.26
|
$3.96
FCFA2,428
|
|
pay 1.4% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
C$2,622.35
|
$75.56
FCFA46,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
C$12,582.82
|
$281.90
FCFA172,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
C$10,288.78
|
$189.06
FCFA115,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
C$1,984.29
|
$74.05
FCFA45,408
|
|
pay 8.9% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
C$4,180.50
|
$207.18
FCFA127,055
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
C$161,859.13
|
$1,541.80
FCFA945,502
|
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
C$76.41
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
C$80.87
|
$1.37
FCFA840
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
C$112.95
|
$1.76
FCFA1,079
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
C$1,135.80
|
$24.49
FCFA15,020
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
C$188.20
|
$5.87
FCFA3,598
|
|
pay 37.7% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
C$1,250.73
|
$38.72
FCFA23,744
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
C$1,255.62
|
$46.43
FCFA28,475
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
C$1,777.38
|
$67.09
FCFA41,143
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
C$2,028.96
|
$88.46
FCFA54,248
|
|
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