Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 40.7% cheaper than Arizona.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.6% less in Cameroon
- Groceries
-
pay 10.6% less in Cameroon
- Transportation
-
pay 36.5% less in Cameroon
- Housing
-
pay 49.8% less in Cameroon
- Childcare
-
pay 73.0% less in Cameroon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 57.1% less in Cameroon
- Clothing
-
pay 6.0% more in Cameroon
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Cameroon.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Arizona, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
|
Arizona
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.56
|
$4.63
FCFA2,611
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
|
$4.49
FCFA2,535
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
|
$1.38
FCFA776
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$0.56
FCFA317
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
|
Arizona
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$0.40
FCFA227
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
|
$9.80
FCFA5,530
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.50
|
$9.41
FCFA5,309
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$1.78
FCFA1,004
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.37
|
$3.13
FCFA1,766
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
|
$1.63
FCFA920
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.80
FCFA451
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
|
$0.78
FCFA439
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.56
FCFA316
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.90
FCFA507
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.68
FCFA382
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
|
Arizona
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
|
$4.41
FCFA2,485
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.40
|
$16.34
FCFA9,217
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,537.50
|
$25,808.69
FCFA14,558,427
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
|
$3.89
FCFA2,197
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
|
Arizona
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.87
|
$96.22
FCFA54,276
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,573.68
|
$355.76
FCFA200,678
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,370.59
|
$265.27
FCFA149,636
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.39
|
$69.86
FCFA39,410
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
|
Arizona
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,069.58
|
$343.62
FCFA193,833
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,135.00
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,502,003
|
|
pay 57.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Arizona
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.76
|
$1.14
FCFA645
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
|
$1.60
FCFA900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
|
$1.91
FCFA1,075
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.12
|
$28.14
FCFA15,873
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
|
$8.17
FCFA4,608
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
|
Arizona
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.15
|
$41.77
FCFA23,564
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
|
$52.19
FCFA29,442
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.98
|
$96.70
FCFA54,549
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.25
|
$110.51
FCFA62,335
|
|
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