Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 13.3% cheaper than Cameroon.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 22.3% less for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA856
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA497
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA484
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA559
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 15.0% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 78.0% less for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 85.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA711
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA993
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 60.7% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
|
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