Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 62.1% cheaper than Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 74.3% less for restaurants
Virgin Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.70
|
$3.77
FCFA2,278
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
|
$3.14
FCFA1,899
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
|
$0.98
FCFA593
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
|
$0.48
FCFA291
|
|
pay 61.4% less for groceries
Virgin Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.49
|
$0.68
FCFA413
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
|
$8.80
FCFA5,316
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.60
|
$8.57
FCFA5,174
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.69
|
$1.92
FCFA1,159
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.49
|
$2.11
FCFA1,275
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.89
|
$1.36
FCFA823
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$0.54
FCFA327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.52
FCFA313
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.02
|
$0.53
FCFA318
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.57
|
$0.62
FCFA372
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
pay 58.5% less for transportation
Virgin Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
|
$3.89
FCFA2,352
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$140.00
|
$14.67
FCFA8,860
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,061,628
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.44
|
$3.96
FCFA2,392
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
Virgin Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.03
|
$75.56
FCFA45,649
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.67
|
$281.90
FCFA170,295
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.00
|
$189.06
FCFA114,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.67
|
$74.05
FCFA44,732
|
|
pay 85.7% less for childcare
Virgin Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,020.62
|
$207.18
FCFA125,161
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,687.50
|
$1,541.80
FCFA931,409
|
|
pay 66.8% less for entertainment and sports
Virgin Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
|
$1.25
FCFA753
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.56
|
$1.37
FCFA828
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
|
$1.76
FCFA1,063
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$110.93
|
$24.49
FCFA14,796
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.35
|
$5.87
FCFA3,544
|
|
pay 22.7% less for clothing
Virgin Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.00
|
$38.72
FCFA23,390
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.40
|
$46.43
FCFA28,050
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.67
|
$67.09
FCFA40,530
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.33
|
$88.46
FCFA53,440
|
|
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