Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 30.4% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 27.0% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
$4.47
FJD10.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
$7.32
FJD16.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA856
|
$1.28
FJD2.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$0.87
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 13.7% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
$0.59
FJD1.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
$4.99
FJD11.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
$4.82
FJD10.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
$2.47
FJD5.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
$3.27
FJD7.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
$1.11
FJD2.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA497
|
$1.00
FJD2.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA484
|
$1.33
FJD3.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$1.30
FJD2.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA559
|
$0.63
FJD1.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.61
FJD1.39
|
|
pay 27.4% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
$4.92
FJD11.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$29.99
FJD68.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
$26,444.40
FJD60,186.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
$4.36
FJD9.91
|
|
pay 14.5% less for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
$23.46
FJD53.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
$573.38
FJD1,304.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
$260.63
FJD593.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
$40.62
FJD92.45
|
|
pay 88.5% more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
$180.39
FJD410.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
$8,637.89
FJD19,659.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA711
|
$2.68
FJD6.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA993
|
$3.03
FJD6.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
$9.07
FJD20.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
$29.74
FJD67.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$4.19
FJD9.53
|
|
pay 40.5% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
$24.28
FJD55.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
$29.93
FJD68.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
$62.95
FJD143.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
$63.32
FJD144.12
|
|
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