Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 42.4% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK38.03
|
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
$3.14
FCFA1,927
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.91
|
$0.98
FCFA602
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 17.3% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.77
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.29
|
$8.80
FCFA5,396
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.55
|
$8.57
FCFA5,253
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.18
|
$1.92
FCFA1,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.31
|
$2.11
FCFA1,295
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.56
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.55
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.77
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.98
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.63
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.80
|
$0.52
FCFA321
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.45
|
$3.89
FCFA2,388
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.96
|
$14.67
FCFA8,994
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK175,639.19
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,274,400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.65
|
$3.96
FCFA2,428
|
|
pay 64.2% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,463.66
|
$75.56
FCFA46,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,342.86
|
$281.90
FCFA172,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,778.35
|
$189.06
FCFA115,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK415.30
|
$74.05
FCFA45,408
|
|
pay 65.7% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,309.84
|
$207.18
FCFA127,055
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,563.92
|
$1,541.80
FCFA945,502
|
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.08
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.84
|
$1.37
FCFA840
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.44
|
$1.76
FCFA1,079
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.99
|
$24.49
FCFA15,020
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.93
|
$5.87
FCFA3,598
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.71
|
$38.72
FCFA23,744
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.68
|
$46.43
FCFA28,475
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK260.71
|
$67.09
FCFA41,143
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK367.74
|
$88.46
FCFA54,248
|
|
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