Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 44.0% cheaper than Colorado.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.2% less in Cameroon
- Groceries
-
pay 19.9% less in Cameroon
- Transportation
-
pay 34.5% less in Cameroon
- Housing
-
pay 42.6% less in Cameroon
- Childcare
-
pay 79.9% less in Cameroon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 63.0% less in Cameroon
- Clothing
-
pay 3.0% less in Cameroon
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Cameroon.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Colorado, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
|
Colorado
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.04
|
$4.63
FCFA2,721
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.37
|
$4.49
FCFA2,640
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
|
$1.38
FCFA809
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
|
$0.56
FCFA330
|
|
pay 19.9% less for groceries
|
Colorado
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
|
$0.40
FCFA236
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.51
|
$9.80
FCFA5,761
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$9.41
FCFA5,531
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
|
$1.78
FCFA1,046
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$3.13
FCFA1,840
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$1.63
FCFA958
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.80
FCFA469
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$0.78
FCFA457
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$0.56
FCFA329
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$0.90
FCFA528
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.68
FCFA398
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
|
Colorado
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$4.41
FCFA2,589
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$88.88
|
$16.34
FCFA9,602
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,015.29
|
$25,808.69
FCFA15,166,891
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.73
|
$3.89
FCFA2,288
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
|
Colorado
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.60
|
$96.22
FCFA56,544
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,907.44
|
$355.76
FCFA209,065
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,578.72
|
$265.27
FCFA155,890
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.99
|
$69.86
FCFA41,057
|
|
pay 79.9% less for childcare
|
Colorado
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,413.76
|
$343.62
FCFA201,935
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,745.82
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,564,778
|
|
pay 63.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Colorado
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.84
|
$1.14
FCFA672
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
|
$1.60
FCFA938
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
|
$1.91
FCFA1,120
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.68
|
$28.14
FCFA16,536
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
|
$8.17
FCFA4,801
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
|
Colorado
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.41
|
$41.77
FCFA24,549
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.30
|
$52.19
FCFA30,673
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.28
|
$96.70
FCFA56,829
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.77
|
$110.51
FCFA64,940
|
|
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