Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 2.4% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Poland, you would:
pay 43.7% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.75
|
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.99
|
$3.14
FCFA1,927
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.24
|
$0.98
FCFA602
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.64
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 58.9% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.47
|
$8.80
FCFA5,396
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.36
|
$8.57
FCFA5,253
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.03
|
$1.92
FCFA1,177
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.86
|
$2.11
FCFA1,295
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.64
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.52
FCFA321
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.92
|
$3.89
FCFA2,388
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.44
|
$14.67
FCFA8,994
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,811.34
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,274,400
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.47
|
$3.96
FCFA2,428
|
|
pay 84.8% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.19
|
$75.56
FCFA46,339
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,936.27
|
$281.90
FCFA172,872
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,641.01
|
$189.06
FCFA115,940
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł599.21
|
$74.05
FCFA45,408
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł921.67
|
$207.18
FCFA127,055
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,020.42
|
$1,541.80
FCFA945,502
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.43
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.88
|
$1.37
FCFA840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.66
|
$1.76
FCFA1,079
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.72
|
$24.49
FCFA15,020
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.70
|
$5.87
FCFA3,598
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.76
|
$38.72
FCFA23,744
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.34
|
$46.43
FCFA28,475
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.72
|
$67.09
FCFA41,143
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.46
|
$88.46
FCFA54,248
|
|
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