Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 2.0 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR247.45
|
$3.92
FCFA2,370
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR858.01
|
$3.62
FCFA2,185
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.19
|
$1.22
FCFA736
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
$0.53
FCFA322
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.42
|
$0.71
FCFA431
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR461.23
|
$9.24
FCFA5,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR386.31
|
$9.56
FCFA5,774
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR196.14
|
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR186.94
|
$2.46
FCFA1,487
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR140.97
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.47
|
$0.66
FCFA398
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR70.96
|
$0.66
FCFA396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
$0.54
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
$0.58
FCFA351
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
Nepal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR657.59
|
$4.36
FCFA2,636
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR1,997.81
|
$13.77
FCFA8,321
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,282,583.69
|
$29,642.86
FCFA17,910,415
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,451.99
|
$4.59
FCFA2,771
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.48
|
$73.33
FCFA44,305
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,097.59
|
$286.46
FCFA173,079
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,808.13
|
$195.38
FCFA118,048
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.26
|
$89.67
FCFA54,182
|
|
pay 84.7% more for childcare
Nepal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,272.56
|
$212.10
FCFA128,153
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR389,341.74
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,128,995
|
|
pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR309.09
|
$1.28
FCFA771
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR201.49
|
$1.30
FCFA785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR391.59
|
$1.98
FCFA1,198
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,062.30
|
$21.69
FCFA13,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR431.57
|
$7.03
FCFA4,246
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,978.48
|
$37.88
FCFA22,888
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,767.48
|
$49.96
FCFA30,184
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,641.47
|
$93.06
FCFA56,229
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,366.79
|
$102.50
FCFA61,934
|
|
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