Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 40.3% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
|
Barbados
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
$1.38
FCFA856
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
pay 46.9% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
$0.80
FCFA497
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
$0.78
FCFA484
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
$0.90
FCFA559
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
pay 59.4% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
|
Barbados
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
|
pay 24.7% less for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
|
pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
$1.14
FCFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
$1.60
FCFA993
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
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