Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.6 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 76.3% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,367
|
$8.84
HK$68.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,181
|
$5.77
HK$44.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.33
HK$10.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
|
pay 99.3% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$2.29
HK$17.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,571
|
$14.28
HK$111.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,765
|
$12.15
HK$94.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,150
|
$4.01
HK$31.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,485
|
$4.49
HK$34.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA993
|
$1.68
HK$13.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA398
|
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$1.47
HK$11.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$1.21
HK$9.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,632
|
$11.66
HK$90.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,308
|
$64.07
HK$498.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,880,769
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,962.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,766
|
$13.71
HK$106.66
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,232
|
$22.03
HK$171.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,792
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,079.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,852
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,572.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,092
|
$196.11
HK$1,525.47
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,940
|
$929.71
HK$7,231.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,127,126
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,305.84
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA770
|
$7.69
HK$59.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$5.31
HK$41.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,196
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,084
|
$86.33
HK$671.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,239
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
|
pay 28.4% more for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,850
|
$76.24
HK$593.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,134
|
$41.17
HK$320.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,136
|
$91.44
HK$711.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,832
|
$135.10
HK$1,050.90
|
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