Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 21.6% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.86
BGN16.62
|
$4.63
FCFA2,915
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.63
BGN14.31
|
$4.49
FCFA2,829
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BGN2.24
|
$1.38
FCFA867
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BGN1.38
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
BGN1.65
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
BGN8.72
|
$9.80
FCFA6,173
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.10
BGN11.44
|
$9.41
FCFA5,926
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
BGN5.52
|
$1.78
FCFA1,121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
BGN5.91
|
$3.13
FCFA1,971
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
BGN1.28
|
$1.63
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
BGN1.58
|
$0.80
FCFA503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.37
|
$0.78
FCFA490
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
BGN1.83
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.89
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.93
|
$0.68
FCFA426
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
BGN10.21
|
$4.41
FCFA2,774
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.97
BGN43.10
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.67
BGN56,149.18
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,250,132
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.49
BGN12.18
|
$3.89
FCFA2,452
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
BGN22.84
|
$96.22
FCFA60,583
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$301.56
BGN565.97
|
$355.76
FCFA223,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.85
BGN437.01
|
$265.27
FCFA167,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.06
BGN144.63
|
$69.86
FCFA43,990
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.01
BGN685.04
|
$343.62
FCFA216,357
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,166.80
BGN9,697.01
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,676,537
|
|
pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.43
|
$1.14
FCFA720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
BGN3.30
|
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
BGN6.06
|
$1.91
FCFA1,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.54
BGN53.56
|
$28.14
FCFA17,718
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
BGN12.51
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
pay 36.3% more for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.59
BGN83.69
|
$41.77
FCFA26,302
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.98
BGN54.38
|
$52.19
FCFA32,863
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.86
BGN142.37
|
$96.70
FCFA60,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
BGN144.10
|
$110.51
FCFA69,579
|
|
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