Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 37.1% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€18.29
|
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€10.39
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.66
|
$1.38
FCFA866
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.36
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.18
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.42
|
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.26
|
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.58
|
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.06
|
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$0.80
FCFA502
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$0.78
FCFA489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.11
|
$0.56
FCFA352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 48.0% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.63
|
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€43.54
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€26,489.31
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€24.94
|
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€47.32
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€781.50
|
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€676.02
|
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€147.75
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€534.51
|
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€13,174.36
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.16
|
$1.14
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.36
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.71
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€34.54
|
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€11.96
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€88.99
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€41.52
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€86.67
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€119.95
|
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
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