Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 17.1% more expensive than Ecuador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.6% more in Cameroon
- Groceries
-
pay 50.9% more in Cameroon
- Transportation
-
pay 2.9% less in Cameroon
- Housing
-
pay 75.0% more in Cameroon
- Childcare
-
pay 3.2% more in Cameroon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.1% less in Cameroon
- Clothing
-
pay 9.0% more in Cameroon
The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and childcare in Cameroon are more expensive than in Ecuador. Expenses including entertainment and sports and transportation are lower in Cameroon.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 11.6% more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$4.63
FCFA2,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$4.49
FCFA2,595
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.38
FCFA795
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$0.56
FCFA324
|
|
pay 50.9% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$0.40
FCFA232
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$9.80
FCFA5,662
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$9.41
FCFA5,435
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$1.78
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$3.13
FCFA1,808
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$1.63
FCFA942
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.80
FCFA461
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.78
FCFA449
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$0.56
FCFA324
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.90
FCFA519
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.68
FCFA391
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$4.41
FCFA2,545
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$16.34
FCFA9,436
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$25,808.69
FCFA14,905,254
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$3.89
FCFA2,249
|
|
pay 75.0% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$96.22
FCFA55,569
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$355.76
FCFA205,459
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$265.27
FCFA153,201
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$69.86
FCFA40,349
|
|
pay 3.2% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$343.62
FCFA198,451
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,537,785
|
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$1.14
FCFA661
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$1.60
FCFA922
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$1.91
FCFA1,101
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$28.14
FCFA16,251
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$8.17
FCFA4,718
|
|
pay 9.0% more for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$41.77
FCFA24,125
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$52.19
FCFA30,143
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$96.70
FCFA55,848
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$110.51
FCFA63,820
|
|
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