Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 62.6% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 99.0% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,367
|
$10.14
MX$205.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,181
|
$8.52
MX$172.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.35
MX$27.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$1.02
MX$20.69
|
|
pay 33.3% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$2.68
MX$54.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,571
|
$4.17
MX$84.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,765
|
$5.88
MX$119.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,150
|
$2.68
MX$54.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,485
|
$3.49
MX$70.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA993
|
$1.32
MX$26.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA398
|
$0.63
MX$12.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.79
MX$15.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.77
MX$15.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.90
MX$18.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.78
MX$15.73
|
|
pay 97.0% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,632
|
$5.33
MX$108.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,308
|
$28.94
MX$586.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,880,769
|
$22,778.21
MX$462,003.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,766
|
$17.39
MX$352.72
|
|
pay 33.3% more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,232
|
$33.11
MX$671.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,792
|
$599.68
MX$12,163.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,852
|
$424.66
MX$8,613.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,092
|
$54.94
MX$1,114.30
|
|
pay 83.4% more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,940
|
$230.47
MX$4,674.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,127,126
|
$4,822.04
MX$97,803.97
|
|
pay 86.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA770
|
$2.57
MX$52.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$3.35
MX$68.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,196
|
$4.34
MX$88.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,084
|
$38.86
MX$788.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,239
|
$5.22
MX$105.90
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,850
|
$54.74
MX$1,110.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,134
|
$42.64
MX$864.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,136
|
$96.11
MX$1,949.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,832
|
$90.93
MX$1,844.21
|
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