Cost of living comparison

Turkmenistan

compared to

Cameroon

Cameroon vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 57.0% cheaper than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.0% less in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 53.8% less in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 38.8% more in Cameroon
Housing: pay 74.3% less in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 71.1% more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.0% less in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 53.1% less in Cameroon

The cost of childcare and transportation in Cameroon are more expensive than in Turkmenistan. Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Cameroon.

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Cameroon vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cameroon instead of Turkmenistan, you would:

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pay 74.0% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.43 TMT110.31	$3.13 FCFA1,827	-90.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 TMT45.13	$5.97 FCFA3,488	-53.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 TMT5.52	$1.47 FCFA858	-6.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 TMT3.01	$0.61 FCFA354	-29.2%
Average			-74.0%

Turkmenistan vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.8% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 TMT7.15	$0.62 FCFA362	-69.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.82 TMT66.06	$9.67 FCFA5,647	-48.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.09 TMT59.98	$11.73 FCFA6,848	-31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.00 TMT21.06	$1.95 FCFA1,137	-67.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07 TMT31.84	$3.23 FCFA1,885	-64.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TMT8.07	$2.00 FCFA1,166	-13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.84 TMT13.49	$0.82 FCFA477	-78.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.40 TMT11.94	$0.75 FCFA437	-78.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 TMT5.87	$0.62 FCFA361	-63.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 TMT3.64	$0.99 FCFA578	-4.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TMT2.27	$0.75 FCFA435	+15.0%
Average			-53.8%

Turkmenistan vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.8% more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$5.10 FCFA2,980	+214.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 TMT35.10	$17.07 FCFA9,966	+70.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$27,027.90 FCFA16M	-38.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$5.26 FCFA3,073	-45.8%
Average			+38.8%

Turkmenistan vs. Cameroon - Cost of transportation

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pay 74.3% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$132.77 FCFA77,514	+29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	$350.62 FCFA205K	-75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	$251.12 FCFA147K	-74.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$76.92 FCFA44,908	-82.4%
Average			-74.3%

Turkmenistan vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 71.1% more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$548.40 FCFA320K	+2299.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	$3,026.87 FCFA2M	-87.8%
Average			+71.1%

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pay 72.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.71 TMT20.06	$1.15 FCFA673	-79.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.79 TMT23.82	$2.04 FCFA1,193	-69.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$2.28 FCFA1,329	-91.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$29.87 FCFA17,441	-84.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 TMT30.09	$8.54 FCFA4,983	-0.4%
Average			-72.0%

Turkmenistan vs. Cameroon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 53.1% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.71 TMT195.56	$43.64 FCFA25,480	-21.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$114.29 TMT401.14	$53.68 FCFA31,338	-53.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	$101.03 FCFA58,984	-72.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$192.86 TMT676.93	$91.18 FCFA53,233	-52.7%
Average			-53.1%

Turkmenistan vs. Cameroon - Cost of clothing

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