Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 17.3% cheaper than Oman.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Oman, you would:
pay 4.3% less for restaurants
Oman
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$3.77
FCFA2,278
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$3.14
FCFA1,899
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.98
FCFA593
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$0.48
FCFA291
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
Oman
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$0.68
FCFA413
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$8.80
FCFA5,316
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
$8.57
FCFA5,174
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$1.92
FCFA1,159
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$2.11
FCFA1,275
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$1.36
FCFA823
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$0.54
FCFA327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.52
FCFA313
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.53
FCFA318
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.62
FCFA372
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
pay 14.1% less for transportation
Oman
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$3.89
FCFA2,352
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$14.67
FCFA8,860
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.790
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,061,628
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
$3.96
FCFA2,392
|
|
pay 24.5% less for housing
Oman
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
$75.56
FCFA45,649
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.220
|
$281.90
FCFA170,295
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.860
|
$189.06
FCFA114,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
$74.05
FCFA44,732
|
|
pay 25.8% less for childcare
Oman
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.040
|
$207.18
FCFA125,161
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.920
|
$1,541.80
FCFA931,409
|
|
pay 63.5% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$1.25
FCFA753
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$1.37
FCFA828
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$1.76
FCFA1,063
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
$24.49
FCFA14,796
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$5.87
FCFA3,544
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Oman
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
$38.72
FCFA23,390
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
$46.43
FCFA28,050
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
$67.09
FCFA40,530
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
$88.46
FCFA53,440
|
|
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