Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 2.0 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 32.8% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
$8.01
AED29.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA856
|
$1.02
AED3.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$0.57
AED2.09
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
$5.08
AED18.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
$6.80
AED24.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
$3.33
AED12.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA497
|
$0.74
AED2.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA484
|
$0.72
AED2.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$0.56
AED2.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA559
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.47
AED1.74
|
|
pay 86.9% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
$3.06
AED11.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$48.60
AED178.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
$42,240.06
AED155,143.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
$8.46
AED31.07
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
$95.75
AED351.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
$1,395.59
AED5,125.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
$985.52
AED3,619.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
$115.48
AED424.14
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
$507.75
AED1,864.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
$8,162.28
AED29,979.24
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA711
|
$10.55
AED38.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA993
|
$5.03
AED18.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
$6.23
AED22.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
$84.91
AED311.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$12.83
AED47.12
|
|
pay 15.4% more for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
$64.14
AED235.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
$64.91
AED238.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
$93.31
AED342.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
$96.50
AED354.42
|
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