Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 55.7% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,915
|
$4.21
NT$137.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,829
|
$4.80
NT$156.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA867
|
$0.95
NT$30.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$0.61
NT$19.88
|
|
pay 62.7% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$1.76
NT$57.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,173
|
$7.11
NT$231.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,926
|
$11.33
NT$369.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,121
|
$2.53
NT$82.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,971
|
$3.21
NT$104.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,027
|
$1.77
NT$57.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA503
|
$0.80
NT$26.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$1.10
NT$35.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$1.27
NT$41.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$1.21
NT$39.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA426
|
$0.96
NT$31.17
|
|
pay 70.8% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,774
|
$3.59
NT$116.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$37.87
NT$1,233.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,250,132
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,092,361.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,452
|
$9.35
NT$304.54
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,583
|
$18.76
NT$611.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,997
|
$386.89
NT$12,606.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA167,024
|
$269.95
NT$8,795.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,990
|
$54.00
NT$1,759.56
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,357
|
$472.11
NT$15,382.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,676,537
|
$14,471.45
NT$471,530.44
|
|
pay 53.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA720
|
$1.82
NT$59.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
$2.59
NT$84.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,200
|
$4.00
NT$130.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,718
|
$34.52
NT$1,124.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$9.29
NT$302.57
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,302
|
$63.92
NT$2,082.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,863
|
$28.11
NT$915.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,887
|
$76.13
NT$2,480.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,579
|
$91.74
NT$2,989.11
|
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