Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 23.0% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 13.4% more for restaurants
|
Sudan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
$3.77
FCFA2,321
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$3.14
FCFA1,934
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
$0.98
FCFA604
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
$0.48
FCFA297
|
|
pay 8.4% more for groceries
|
Sudan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
$8.80
FCFA5,416
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
$8.57
FCFA5,272
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
$1.92
FCFA1,181
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
$2.11
FCFA1,299
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
$1.36
FCFA838
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
$0.54
FCFA333
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
$0.52
FCFA319
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
$0.53
FCFA324
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
$0.62
FCFA379
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
$0.52
FCFA322
|
|
pay 31.8% less for transportation
|
Sudan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
$3.89
FCFA2,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
$14.67
FCFA9,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,325,775
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
$3.96
FCFA2,437
|
|
pay 10.7% more for housing
|
Sudan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
$75.56
FCFA46,506
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
$281.90
FCFA173,494
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
$189.06
FCFA116,357
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
$74.05
FCFA45,572
|
|
pay 82.5% more for childcare
|
Sudan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
$207.18
FCFA127,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
$1,541.80
FCFA948,905
|
|
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sudan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$1.25
FCFA767
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
$1.76
FCFA1,083
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
$24.49
FCFA15,074
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$5.87
FCFA3,610
|
|
pay 57.5% more for clothing
|
Sudan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
$38.72
FCFA23,829
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
$46.43
FCFA28,577
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
$67.09
FCFA41,291
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
$88.46
FCFA54,443
|
|
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