Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 9.1% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Togo, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$3.14
FCFA1,927
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
$0.98
FCFA602
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CFA822
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 10.2% less for groceries
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
CFA462
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
CFA2,296
|
$8.80
FCFA5,396
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
CFA4,426
|
$8.57
FCFA5,253
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CFA1,074
|
$1.92
FCFA1,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
CFA1,690
|
$2.11
FCFA1,295
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
CFA544
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
CFA525
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
CFA1,088
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
CFA940
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA777
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
CFA1,150
|
$0.52
FCFA321
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
CFA2,247
|
$3.89
FCFA2,388
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
$14.67
FCFA8,994
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
CFA8,222,877
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,274,400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
CFA2,004
|
$3.96
FCFA2,428
|
|
pay 23.1% more for housing
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
CFA37,962
|
$75.56
FCFA46,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
CFA165,742
|
$281.90
FCFA172,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
CFA62,956
|
$189.06
FCFA115,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
CFA55,676
|
$74.05
FCFA45,408
|
|
pay 6.6% more for childcare
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
CFA66,811
|
$207.18
FCFA127,055
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
CFA4,127,884
|
$1,541.80
FCFA945,502
|
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
CFA514
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
CFA2,398
|
$1.37
FCFA840
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$1.76
FCFA1,079
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
CFA19,872
|
$24.49
FCFA15,020
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$5.87
FCFA3,598
|
|
pay 76.6% more for clothing
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
CFA13,020
|
$38.72
FCFA23,744
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
CFA14,047
|
$46.43
FCFA28,475
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
CFA19,529
|
$67.09
FCFA41,143
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
CFA48,995
|
$88.46
FCFA54,248
|
|
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