Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 6.5% cheaper than Cabo Verde overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.5% less in Cameroon
- Groceries
-
pay 16.0% less in Cameroon
- Transportation
-
pay 40.1% less in Cameroon
- Housing
-
pay 2.3% less in Cameroon
- Childcare
-
pay 73.2% more in Cameroon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 31.3% less in Cameroon
- Clothing
-
pay 2.4% less in Cameroon
Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and housing are lower in Cameroon.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 26.5% less for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE477.71
|
$4.63
FCFA2,578
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE454.96
|
$4.49
FCFA2,502
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE201.94
|
$1.38
FCFA767
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE111.49
|
$0.56
FCFA312
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE235.09
|
$0.40
FCFA224
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE629.52
|
$9.80
FCFA5,460
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE469.30
|
$9.41
FCFA5,241
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE262.51
|
$1.78
FCFA992
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE308.00
|
$3.13
FCFA1,744
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE150.68
|
$1.63
FCFA908
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE109.12
|
$0.80
FCFA445
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE130.70
|
$0.78
FCFA433
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE183.49
|
$0.56
FCFA312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE100.09
|
$0.90
FCFA500
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE81.17
|
$0.68
FCFA377
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE603.98
|
$4.41
FCFA2,454
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,365.79
|
$16.34
FCFA9,099
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE2,729,755.35
|
$25,808.69
FCFA14,372,918
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,013.19
|
$3.89
FCFA2,169
|
|
pay 2.3% less for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE5,357.14
|
$96.22
FCFA53,584
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE44,521.36
|
$355.76
FCFA198,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE32,768.25
|
$265.27
FCFA147,730
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE9,055.44
|
$69.86
FCFA38,908
|
|
pay 73.2% more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE12,749.84
|
$343.62
FCFA191,364
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE264,331.31
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,482,864
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE252.50
|
$1.14
FCFA637
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE168.24
|
$1.60
FCFA889
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE409.46
|
$1.91
FCFA1,062
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,132.55
|
$28.14
FCFA15,671
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE727.93
|
$8.17
FCFA4,550
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,322.11
|
$41.77
FCFA23,264
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,094.63
|
$52.19
FCFA29,067
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE8,644.23
|
$96.70
FCFA53,854
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE13,648.78
|
$110.51
FCFA61,541
|
|
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