Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 3.7% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 30.0% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿75.59
|
$3.77
FCFA2,321
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
$3.14
FCFA1,934
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.24
|
$0.98
FCFA604
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.85
|
$0.48
FCFA297
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿290.22
|
$8.80
FCFA5,416
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿234.49
|
$8.57
FCFA5,272
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
$1.92
FCFA1,181
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿38.88
|
$2.11
FCFA1,299
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿43.74
|
$1.36
FCFA838
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.31
|
$0.54
FCFA333
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.75
|
$0.52
FCFA319
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.42
|
$0.53
FCFA324
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.42
|
$0.62
FCFA379
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.69
|
$0.52
FCFA322
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿165.90
|
$3.89
FCFA2,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿883.04
|
$14.67
FCFA9,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,325,775
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿351.58
|
$3.96
FCFA2,437
|
|
pay 94.9% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
$75.56
FCFA46,506
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
$281.90
FCFA173,494
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
$189.06
FCFA116,357
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
$74.05
FCFA45,572
|
|
pay 61.2% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
$207.18
FCFA127,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
$1,541.80
FCFA948,905
|
|
pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿68.94
|
$1.25
FCFA767
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿70.61
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
$1.76
FCFA1,083
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
$24.49
FCFA15,074
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿204.53
|
$5.87
FCFA3,610
|
|
pay 21.2% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
$38.72
FCFA23,829
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
$46.43
FCFA28,577
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
$67.09
FCFA41,291
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
$88.46
FCFA54,443
|
|
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