Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 23.1% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Togo, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.93
F CFA1,174
|
$3.92
FCFA2,383
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.90
F CFA4,190
|
$3.62
FCFA2,196
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
F CFA1,339
|
$1.22
FCFA740
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA585
|
$0.53
FCFA324
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
|
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
F CFA435
|
$0.71
FCFA433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
F CFA2,239
|
$9.24
FCFA5,609
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
F CFA4,324
|
$9.56
FCFA5,804
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
F CFA1,048
|
$1.91
FCFA1,158
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
F CFA1,819
|
$2.46
FCFA1,495
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA531
|
$1.65
FCFA1,000
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA531
|
$0.66
FCFA400
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
F CFA834
|
$0.66
FCFA398
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
F CFA735
|
$0.54
FCFA325
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
F CFA758
|
$0.71
FCFA433
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.75
F CFA1,061
|
$0.58
FCFA352
|
|
pay 25.5% more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
F CFA2,472
|
$4.36
FCFA2,650
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.53
F CFA30,081
|
$13.77
FCFA8,364
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,208.03
F CFA8,021,677
|
$29,642.86
FCFA18,003,097
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.22
F CFA1,955
|
$4.59
FCFA2,785
|
|
pay 27.7% more for housing
|
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.12
F CFA35,295
|
$73.33
FCFA44,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$266.22
F CFA161,687
|
$286.46
FCFA173,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.12
F CFA61,416
|
$195.38
FCFA118,659
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.16
F CFA65,082
|
$89.67
FCFA54,462
|
|
pay 18.1% more for childcare
|
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$107.32
F CFA65,176
|
$212.10
FCFA128,816
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.94
F CFA2,941,282
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,134,837
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$1.28
FCFA775
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
F CFA2,340
|
$1.30
FCFA789
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
F CFA1,153
|
$1.98
FCFA1,204
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.92
F CFA19,386
|
$21.69
FCFA13,173
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$7.03
FCFA4,268
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.91
F CFA12,701
|
$37.88
FCFA23,006
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.56
F CFA13,704
|
$49.96
FCFA30,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.37
F CFA19,051
|
$93.06
FCFA56,520
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.70
F CFA47,796
|
$102.50
FCFA62,255
|
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