Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 1.2% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 26.3% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE473.43
|
$3.92
FCFA2,370
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE411.08
|
$3.62
FCFA2,185
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE182.64
|
$1.22
FCFA736
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE101.38
|
$0.53
FCFA322
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE167.03
|
$0.71
FCFA431
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE499.02
|
$9.24
FCFA5,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE447.11
|
$9.56
FCFA5,774
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE254.49
|
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE267.90
|
$2.46
FCFA1,487
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE130.54
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE103.60
|
$0.66
FCFA398
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE125.88
|
$0.66
FCFA396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE137.90
|
$0.54
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE61.79
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE73.84
|
$0.58
FCFA351
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE552.22
|
$4.36
FCFA2,636
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,092.13
|
$13.77
FCFA8,321
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,689,879.05
|
$29,642.86
FCFA17,910,415
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,943.79
|
$4.59
FCFA2,771
|
|
pay 17.9% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,589.54
|
$73.33
FCFA44,305
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,306.70
|
$286.46
FCFA173,079
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE21,006.66
|
$195.38
FCFA118,048
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,450.23
|
$89.67
FCFA54,182
|
|
pay 49.8% more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,323.65
|
$212.10
FCFA128,153
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE173,449.49
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,128,995
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE264.27
|
$1.28
FCFA771
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE158.14
|
$1.30
FCFA785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE448.50
|
$1.98
FCFA1,198
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,156.28
|
$21.69
FCFA13,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE597.75
|
$7.03
FCFA4,246
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE2,991.30
|
$37.88
FCFA22,888
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,988.75
|
$49.96
FCFA30,184
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,970.01
|
$93.06
FCFA56,229
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE14,951.40
|
$102.50
FCFA61,934
|
|
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