Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 40.2% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.96
|
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU380.03
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.88
|
$1.22
FCFA735
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.39
|
$0.53
FCFA322
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.15
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.31
|
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.22
|
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.31
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.61
|
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU44.03
|
$1.65
FCFA992
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.99
|
$0.66
FCFA397
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.99
|
$0.66
FCFA396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.06
|
$0.54
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.04
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.19
|
$0.58
FCFA350
|
|
pay 52.0% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU295.00
|
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,879.84
|
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,419,242.56
|
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.91
|
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
|
pay 11.1% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,560.93
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,332.68
|
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,071.84
|
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,938.77
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
|
pay 62.6% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,251.69
|
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,556.43
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
|
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.72
|
$1.28
FCFA769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.92
|
$1.30
FCFA783
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.99
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,044.82
|
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.96
|
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,683.47
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,879.68
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,137.70
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,321.70
|
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
|
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