Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 31.5% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$29.55
|
$4.63
FCFA2,915
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.72
|
$4.49
FCFA2,829
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.72
|
$1.38
FCFA867
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.50
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 63.1% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.06
|
$9.80
FCFA6,173
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.96
|
$9.41
FCFA5,926
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
$1.78
FCFA1,121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.84
|
$3.13
FCFA1,971
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.71
|
$1.63
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.06
|
$0.80
FCFA503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.63
|
$0.78
FCFA490
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.66
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.84
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.67
|
$0.68
FCFA426
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.26
|
$4.41
FCFA2,774
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$229.01
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$111,752.07
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,250,132
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.88
|
$3.89
FCFA2,452
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$103.20
|
$96.22
FCFA60,583
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,659.68
|
$355.76
FCFA223,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,162.31
|
$265.27
FCFA167,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$286.09
|
$69.86
FCFA43,990
|
|
pay 13.6% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,502.67
|
$343.62
FCFA216,357
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,628.19
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,676,537
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.01
|
$1.14
FCFA720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.01
|
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.26
|
$1.91
FCFA1,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$126.76
|
$28.14
FCFA17,718
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.86
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$250.19
|
$41.77
FCFA26,302
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$230.13
|
$52.19
FCFA32,863
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$405.43
|
$96.70
FCFA60,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$328.32
|
$110.51
FCFA69,579
|
|
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