Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 2.8 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN164
|
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$1.38
FCFA866
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN139
|
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN168
|
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN104
|
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.80
FCFA502
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN23
|
$0.78
FCFA489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.56
FCFA352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 38.3% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN284
|
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN825
|
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
|
pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN290
|
$1.14
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN73
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN801
|
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN230
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
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