Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 37.0% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.98
FCFA601
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.52
FCFA320
|
|
pay 29.7% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.07
|
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
|
pay 67.5% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$1.37
FCFA839
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.59
|
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.60
|
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
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