Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 14.9% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.17
BOB21.91
|
$3.92
FCFA2,370
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
BOB48.20
|
$3.62
FCFA2,185
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
BOB7.03
|
$1.22
FCFA736
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
$0.53
FCFA322
|
|
pay 54.3% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
BOB9.01
|
$0.71
FCFA431
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
BOB18.41
|
$9.24
FCFA5,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
BOB24.06
|
$9.56
FCFA5,774
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
BOB13.39
|
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
BOB11.53
|
$2.46
FCFA1,487
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
BOB6.14
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.66
FCFA398
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$0.66
FCFA396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
$0.54
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
$0.58
FCFA351
|
|
pay 21.3% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.02
BOB14.00
|
$4.36
FCFA2,636
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.17
BOB181.11
|
$13.77
FCFA8,321
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,174.39
BOB111,920.97
|
$29,642.86
FCFA17,910,415
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
BOB94.65
|
$4.59
FCFA2,771
|
|
pay 57.8% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.31
BOB334.26
|
$73.33
FCFA44,305
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.39
BOB2,154.71
|
$286.46
FCFA173,079
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$215.91
BOB1,494.01
|
$195.38
FCFA118,048
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.22
BOB209.12
|
$89.67
FCFA54,182
|
|
pay 14.1% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$178.93
BOB1,238.15
|
$212.10
FCFA128,153
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,497.25
BOB24,199.70
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,128,995
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
BOB13.40
|
$1.28
FCFA771
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
BOB17.27
|
$1.30
FCFA785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
BOB19.97
|
$1.98
FCFA1,198
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.81
BOB282.38
|
$21.69
FCFA13,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
BOB46.32
|
$7.03
FCFA4,246
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.46
BOB314.59
|
$37.88
FCFA22,888
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.97
BOB359.61
|
$49.96
FCFA30,184
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
BOB452.41
|
$93.06
FCFA56,229
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.33
BOB403.64
|
$102.50
FCFA61,934
|
|
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