Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 29.1% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,813.23
|
$3.92
FCFA2,370
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,721.88
|
$3.62
FCFA2,185
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,527.87
|
$1.22
FCFA736
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS916.61
|
$0.53
FCFA322
|
|
pay 63.6% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,968.96
|
$0.71
FCFA431
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,209.53
|
$9.24
FCFA5,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,683.41
|
$9.56
FCFA5,774
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,875.55
|
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,803.03
|
$2.46
FCFA1,487
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,957.78
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,044.17
|
$0.66
FCFA398
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS987.89
|
$0.66
FCFA396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,010.75
|
$0.54
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS729.00
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,046.99
|
$0.58
FCFA351
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,308.13
|
$4.36
FCFA2,636
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,286.35
|
$13.77
FCFA8,321
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,643,736.51
|
$29,642.86
FCFA17,910,415
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,901.32
|
$4.59
FCFA2,771
|
|
pay 44.8% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS142,856.02
|
$73.33
FCFA44,305
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS780,653.61
|
$286.46
FCFA173,079
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS533,048.05
|
$195.38
FCFA118,048
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS91,598.77
|
$89.67
FCFA54,182
|
|
pay 40.4% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS624,076.48
|
$212.10
FCFA128,153
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,805,235.66
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,128,995
|
|
pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS3,017.98
|
$1.28
FCFA771
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,834.04
|
$1.30
FCFA785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,379.70
|
$1.98
FCFA1,198
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS96,312.91
|
$21.69
FCFA13,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,579.36
|
$7.03
FCFA4,246
|
|
pay 93.6% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,939.68
|
$37.88
FCFA22,888
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS87,354.30
|
$49.96
FCFA30,184
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS132,748.56
|
$93.06
FCFA56,229
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS125,037.35
|
$102.50
FCFA61,934
|
|
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