Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 6.7% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 9.3% more for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
$3.92
FCFA2,370
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
$3.62
FCFA2,185
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
$1.22
FCFA736
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
$0.53
FCFA322
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
$0.71
FCFA431
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
$9.24
FCFA5,580
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
$9.56
FCFA5,774
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
$2.46
FCFA1,487
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
$0.66
FCFA398
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
$0.66
FCFA396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
$0.54
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
$0.58
FCFA351
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
$4.36
FCFA2,636
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
$13.77
FCFA8,321
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$29,642.86
FCFA17,910,415
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$4.59
FCFA2,771
|
|
pay 10.1% more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
$73.33
FCFA44,305
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
$286.46
FCFA173,079
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
$195.38
FCFA118,048
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
$89.67
FCFA54,182
|
|
pay 43.9% less for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
$212.10
FCFA128,153
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,128,995
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.28
FCFA771
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
$1.30
FCFA785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
$1.98
FCFA1,198
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
$21.69
FCFA13,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
$7.03
FCFA4,246
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
$37.88
FCFA22,888
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
$49.96
FCFA30,184
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
$93.06
FCFA56,229
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
$102.50
FCFA61,934
|
|
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