Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 33.3% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 49.4% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,672
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,368
|
$0.98
FCFA598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,389
|
$0.48
FCFA294
|
|
pay 60.9% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,002
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,738
|
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,038
|
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,893
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,091
|
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,121
|
$1.36
FCFA830
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,575
|
$0.54
FCFA330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,466
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,585
|
$0.53
FCFA321
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,406
|
$0.62
FCFA375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,450
|
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,096,637
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,465
|
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
|
pay 40.1% more for housing
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX278,284
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX873,687
|
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX451,370
|
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX157,930
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
|
pay 15.1% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX393,522
|
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,368
|
$1.25
FCFA759
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,739
|
$1.37
FCFA835
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,332
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX203,341
|
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,190
|
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
|
pay 48.1% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,226
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,074
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX292,846
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX286,317
|
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
|
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