Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 54.1% cheaper than Guam.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Guam, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
Guam
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.25
|
$3.92
FCFA2,370
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
|
$3.62
FCFA2,185
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$1.22
FCFA736
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
|
$0.53
FCFA322
|
|
pay 56.2% less for groceries
Guam
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.50
|
$0.71
FCFA431
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.94
|
$9.24
FCFA5,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.91
|
$9.56
FCFA5,774
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.98
|
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
|
$2.46
FCFA1,487
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.66
FCFA398
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.62
|
$0.66
FCFA396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.37
|
$0.54
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.58
FCFA351
|
|
pay 55.1% less for transportation
Guam
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
|
$4.36
FCFA2,636
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.77
FCFA8,321
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,910,415
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.93
|
$4.59
FCFA2,771
|
|
pay 62.9% less for housing
Guam
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.96
|
$73.33
FCFA44,305
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,624.33
|
$286.46
FCFA173,079
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,439.50
|
$195.38
FCFA118,048
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$245.97
|
$89.67
FCFA54,182
|
|
pay 72.9% less for childcare
Guam
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$510.83
|
$212.10
FCFA128,153
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,733.33
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,128,995
|
|
pay 70.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guam
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.54
|
$1.28
FCFA771
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.20
|
$1.30
FCFA785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.97
|
$1.98
FCFA1,198
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.62
|
$21.69
FCFA13,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$7.03
FCFA4,246
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
Guam
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.50
|
$37.88
FCFA22,888
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
|
$49.96
FCFA30,184
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
|
$93.06
FCFA56,229
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.69
|
$102.50
FCFA61,934
|
|
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