Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 88.7% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 66.6% more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS59.25
|
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS88.27
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS9.52
|
$1.38
FCFA856
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.94
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
pay 24.2% more for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS24.38
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS50.91
|
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS143.59
|
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS35.34
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS33.32
|
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS16.20
|
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.75
|
$0.80
FCFA497
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS9.52
|
$0.78
FCFA484
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS16.68
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS15.69
|
$0.90
FCFA559
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS11.74
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS67.81
|
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS422.71
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS128,183.59
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS172.06
|
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
|
pay 78.3% more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS692.37
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS10,048.75
|
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,797.02
|
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS567.42
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS913.56
|
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS105,292.67
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
|
pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS15.18
|
$1.14
FCFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS27.00
|
$1.60
FCFA993
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS19.17
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS518.44
|
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS149.51
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS238.34
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS322.09
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS524.07
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS553.85
|
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
|
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