Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 38.0% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 54.9% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$1.38
FCFA856
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.80
FCFA497
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$0.78
FCFA484
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.90
FCFA559
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
pay 49.4% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
|
pay 5.6% less for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
|
pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$1.14
FCFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$1.60
FCFA993
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
|
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