Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 1.4% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR155.77
|
$3.92
FCFA2,370
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR84.82
|
$3.62
FCFA2,185
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR17.48
|
$1.22
FCFA736
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR13.02
|
$0.53
FCFA322
|
|
pay 43.9% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR17.45
|
$0.71
FCFA431
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR66.07
|
$9.24
FCFA5,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR76.00
|
$9.56
FCFA5,774
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR39.21
|
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.95
|
$2.46
FCFA1,487
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR12.09
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.59
|
$0.66
FCFA398
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR11.04
|
$0.66
FCFA396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.97
|
$0.54
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR9.28
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.52
|
$0.58
FCFA351
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR90.33
|
$4.36
FCFA2,636
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR955.83
|
$13.77
FCFA8,321
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR368,152.82
|
$29,642.86
FCFA17,910,415
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR158.63
|
$4.59
FCFA2,771
|
|
pay 9.1% more for housing
South Africa
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR765.05
|
$73.33
FCFA44,305
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,824.02
|
$286.46
FCFA173,079
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR6,090.81
|
$195.38
FCFA118,048
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,437.44
|
$89.67
FCFA54,182
|
|
pay 13.0% less for childcare
South Africa
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,198.12
|
$212.10
FCFA128,153
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR71,094.18
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,128,995
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR38.35
|
$1.28
FCFA771
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR33.66
|
$1.30
FCFA785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR50.41
|
$1.98
FCFA1,198
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR536.52
|
$21.69
FCFA13,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR111.59
|
$7.03
FCFA4,246
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR840.66
|
$37.88
FCFA22,888
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR567.60
|
$49.96
FCFA30,184
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,531.41
|
$93.06
FCFA56,229
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,450.16
|
$102.50
FCFA61,934
|
|
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