Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 6.2% cheaper than Cameroon.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 11.1% less for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,367
|
$3.35
MAD32.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,181
|
$5.83
MAD57.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$0.55
MAD5.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.34
MAD3.33
|
|
pay 42.4% less for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.41
MAD4.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,571
|
$4.21
MAD41.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,765
|
$2.99
MAD29.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,150
|
$1.74
MAD17.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,485
|
$2.25
MAD22.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA993
|
$0.58
MAD5.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA398
|
$0.50
MAD4.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.32
MAD3.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,632
|
$5.71
MAD56.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,308
|
$16.31
MAD160.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,880,769
|
$25,346.37
MAD248,788.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,766
|
$6.22
MAD61.06
|
|
pay 34.7% less for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,232
|
$34.00
MAD333.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,792
|
$265.25
MAD2,603.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,852
|
$169.42
MAD1,662.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,092
|
$31.94
MAD313.52
|
|
pay 6.7% more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,940
|
$98.82
MAD970.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,127,126
|
$3,115.97
MAD30,584.99
|
|
pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA770
|
$2.88
MAD28.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$1.55
MAD15.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,196
|
$3.78
MAD37.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,084
|
$22.33
MAD219.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,239
|
$5.76
MAD56.52
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,850
|
$34.13
MAD334.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,134
|
$36.92
MAD362.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,136
|
$74.41
MAD730.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,832
|
$64.10
MAD629.18
|
|
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