Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 68.2% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 57.6% more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.240
|
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.840
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.680
|
$0.98
FCFA598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.48
FCFA294
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.480
|
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.380
|
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.430
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.830
|
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.970
|
$1.36
FCFA830
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.600
|
$0.54
FCFA330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.030
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$0.53
FCFA321
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.62
FCFA375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
pay 28.4% more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.520
|
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND33.940
|
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,132.860
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.210
|
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.320
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND524.000
|
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND402.630
|
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.110
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND191.190
|
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,332.840
|
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
|
pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.810
|
$1.25
FCFA759
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.430
|
$1.37
FCFA835
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.570
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.270
|
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.350
|
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND118.640
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND137.600
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND278.420
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND179.910
|
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
|
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