Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 35.6% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
|
$3.77
FCFA2,320
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$3.14
FCFA1,933
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.98
FCFA604
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$0.48
FCFA297
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
|
$8.80
FCFA5,413
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
|
$8.57
FCFA5,269
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
|
$1.92
FCFA1,181
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$2.11
FCFA1,299
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.36
FCFA838
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.54
FCFA333
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
FCFA319
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
FCFA324
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$0.62
FCFA379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
FCFA322
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.66
|
$3.89
FCFA2,395
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.67
FCFA9,022
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,319,917
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.46
|
$3.96
FCFA2,436
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.25
|
$75.56
FCFA46,487
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
|
$281.90
FCFA173,423
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.00
|
$189.06
FCFA116,310
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.63
|
$74.05
FCFA45,553
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.50
|
$207.18
FCFA127,460
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,674.00
|
$1,541.80
FCFA948,517
|
|
pay 58.0% less for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$1.25
FCFA767
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.76
FCFA1,083
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.75
|
$24.49
FCFA15,068
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$5.87
FCFA3,609
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.75
|
$38.72
FCFA23,819
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
|
$46.43
FCFA28,566
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$67.09
FCFA41,274
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$88.46
FCFA54,421
|
|
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