Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 35.4% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$3.92
FCFA2,388
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$3.62
FCFA2,201
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$1.22
FCFA742
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$0.53
FCFA325
|
|
pay 74.6% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$9.24
FCFA5,620
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$9.56
FCFA5,816
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$1.91
FCFA1,160
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$2.46
FCFA1,498
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.66
FCFA401
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.66
FCFA399
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.54
FCFA326
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.58
FCFA353
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$4.36
FCFA2,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$13.77
FCFA8,381
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$29,642.86
FCFA18,039,581
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$4.59
FCFA2,791
|
|
pay 67.3% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$73.33
FCFA44,625
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$286.46
FCFA174,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$195.38
FCFA118,899
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$89.67
FCFA54,572
|
|
pay 46.4% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$212.10
FCFA129,077
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,137,137
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$1.28
FCFA776
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$1.30
FCFA790
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$21.69
FCFA13,200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$7.03
FCFA4,277
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$37.88
FCFA23,053
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$49.96
FCFA30,402
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$93.06
FCFA56,634
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$102.50
FCFA62,381
|
|
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