Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 41.1% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$570.26
|
$3.77
FCFA2,320
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
$3.14
FCFA1,933
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.91
|
$0.98
FCFA604
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.86
|
$0.48
FCFA297
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.03
|
$8.80
FCFA5,413
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$155.25
|
$8.57
FCFA5,269
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
$1.92
FCFA1,181
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$189.32
|
$2.11
FCFA1,299
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.56
|
$1.36
FCFA838
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.35
|
$0.54
FCFA333
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.17
|
$0.52
FCFA319
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.91
|
$0.53
FCFA324
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.74
|
$0.62
FCFA379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.10
|
$0.52
FCFA322
|
|
pay 56.8% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$272.74
|
$3.89
FCFA2,395
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
$14.67
FCFA9,022
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,319,917
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$637.64
|
$3.96
FCFA2,436
|
|
pay 4.5% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
$75.56
FCFA46,487
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
$281.90
FCFA173,423
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
$189.06
FCFA116,310
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
$74.05
FCFA45,553
|
|
pay 61.9% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
$207.18
FCFA127,460
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
$1,541.80
FCFA948,517
|
|
pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$138.84
|
$1.25
FCFA767
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.24
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
$1.76
FCFA1,083
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
$24.49
FCFA15,068
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$364.96
|
$5.87
FCFA3,609
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
$38.72
FCFA23,819
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
$46.43
FCFA28,566
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
$67.09
FCFA41,274
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
$88.46
FCFA54,421
|
|
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