Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 12.5% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Cameroon
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$0.98
FCFA598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.48
FCFA294
|
|
pay 44.5% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$1.36
FCFA830
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.54
FCFA330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.53
FCFA321
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.62
FCFA375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
|
pay 74.4% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
|
pay 7.2% more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
|
pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$1.25
FCFA759
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$1.37
FCFA835
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
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