Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 15.2% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$3.77
FCFA2,320
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
$3.14
FCFA1,933
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$0.98
FCFA604
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,338
|
$0.48
FCFA297
|
|
pay 53.7% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$8.80
FCFA5,413
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,992
|
$8.57
FCFA5,269
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
$1.92
FCFA1,181
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$2.11
FCFA1,299
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$1.36
FCFA838
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$0.54
FCFA333
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,842
|
$0.52
FCFA319
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,623
|
$0.53
FCFA324
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,591
|
$0.62
FCFA379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.52
FCFA322
|
|
pay 15.0% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,962
|
$3.89
FCFA2,395
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$14.67
FCFA9,022
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,319,917
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$3.96
FCFA2,436
|
|
pay 76.7% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
$75.56
FCFA46,487
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
$281.90
FCFA173,423
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
$189.06
FCFA116,310
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
$74.05
FCFA45,553
|
|
pay 0.9% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$207.18
FCFA127,460
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$1,541.80
FCFA948,517
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,751
|
$1.25
FCFA767
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,419
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$1.76
FCFA1,083
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,664
|
$24.49
FCFA15,068
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,180
|
$5.87
FCFA3,609
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$38.72
FCFA23,819
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$46.43
FCFA28,566
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$67.09
FCFA41,274
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$88.46
FCFA54,421
|
|
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