Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 27.6% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 45.4% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
$8.83
MX$177.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
$7.25
MX$145.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA866
|
$1.11
MX$22.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$0.84
MX$16.78
|
|
pay 31.9% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$2.35
MX$47.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
$3.62
MX$72.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
$5.17
MX$103.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
$2.18
MX$43.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
$3.12
MX$62.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
$1.08
MX$21.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA502
|
$0.57
MX$11.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA489
|
$0.71
MX$14.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA352
|
$0.70
MX$14.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$0.81
MX$16.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.73
MX$14.75
|
|
pay 85.3% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
$4.48
MX$89.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$26.30
MX$528.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
$19,957.31
MX$400,768.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
$15.63
MX$313.81
|
|
pay 8.7% less for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
$26.71
MX$536.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
$486.26
MX$9,764.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
$362.30
MX$7,275.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
$44.69
MX$897.39
|
|
pay 8.1% more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
$205.12
MX$4,119.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
$4,165.20
MX$83,642.62
|
|
pay 47.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA719
|
$2.16
MX$43.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
$2.84
MX$57.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
$3.78
MX$75.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
$33.67
MX$676.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$4.39
MX$88.17
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
$45.84
MX$920.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
$36.33
MX$729.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
$82.04
MX$1,647.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
$76.65
MX$1,539.16
|
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