Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 35.4% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,696
|
$3.92
FCFA2,372
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,631
|
$3.62
FCFA2,187
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,015
|
$1.22
FCFA737
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF677
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
pay 74.6% more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,383
|
$0.71
FCFA431
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,300
|
$9.24
FCFA5,584
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,945
|
$9.56
FCFA5,779
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,136
|
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,968
|
$2.46
FCFA1,488
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,007
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF639
|
$0.66
FCFA399
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,180
|
$0.66
FCFA397
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF656
|
$0.54
FCFA324
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF294
|
$0.71
FCFA431
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF382
|
$0.58
FCFA351
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,170
|
$4.36
FCFA2,638
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,909
|
$13.77
FCFA8,327
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,939,807
|
$29,642.86
FCFA17,923,623
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,231
|
$4.59
FCFA2,773
|
|
pay 67.3% more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,302
|
$73.33
FCFA44,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF667,284
|
$286.46
FCFA173,206
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF406,173
|
$195.38
FCFA118,135
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,414
|
$89.67
FCFA54,222
|
|
pay 46.4% less for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF313,091
|
$212.10
FCFA128,247
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,454,471
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,129,827
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,523
|
$1.28
FCFA771
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,919
|
$1.30
FCFA785
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,539
|
$1.98
FCFA1,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,617
|
$21.69
FCFA13,115
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,062
|
$7.03
FCFA4,249
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,924
|
$37.88
FCFA22,905
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF33,002
|
$49.96
FCFA30,206
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,809
|
$93.06
FCFA56,270
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,964
|
$102.50
FCFA61,980
|
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