Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 1.0% cheaper than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 6.9% less for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
$0.98
FCFA601
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
$0.52
FCFA320
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
|
pay 7.8% more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
|
pay 55.6% less for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
$1.37
FCFA839
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
|
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