Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 26.6% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 22.4% less for restaurants
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
BAM11.25
|
$4.63
FCFA2,915
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
BAM9.39
|
$4.49
FCFA2,829
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
BAM2.93
|
$1.38
FCFA867
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
BAM1.87
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 52.0% more for groceries
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BAM1.82
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
BAM6.58
|
$9.80
FCFA6,173
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.69
|
$9.41
FCFA5,926
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
BAM4.69
|
$1.78
FCFA1,121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
BAM5.69
|
$3.13
FCFA1,971
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
BAM1.00
|
$1.63
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.30
|
$0.80
FCFA503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.23
|
$0.78
FCFA490
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.28
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BAM0.88
|
$0.68
FCFA426
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.43
BAM10.14
|
$4.41
FCFA2,774
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.51
BAM66.32
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,491.04
BAM45,740.84
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,250,132
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.78
BAM14.53
|
$3.89
FCFA2,452
|
|
pay 91.1% more for housing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.89
BAM44.62
|
$96.22
FCFA60,583
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.10
BAM442.82
|
$355.76
FCFA223,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.33
BAM336.79
|
$265.27
FCFA167,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.25
BAM202.17
|
$69.86
FCFA43,990
|
|
pay 71.3% more for childcare
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.91
BAM261.31
|
$343.62
FCFA216,357
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,744.59
BAM5,125.95
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,676,537
|
|
pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
BAM3.35
|
$1.14
FCFA720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
BAM2.49
|
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BAM6.24
|
$1.91
FCFA1,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.77
BAM48.13
|
$28.14
FCFA17,718
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
BAM8.68
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
BAM108.07
|
$41.77
FCFA26,302
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.34
BAM56.67
|
$52.19
FCFA32,863
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.76
BAM156.44
|
$96.70
FCFA60,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.14
BAM179.55
|
$110.51
FCFA69,579
|
|
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