Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 50.2% cheaper than Guam.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Guam, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
|
Guam
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.60
|
$4.63
FCFA2,892
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.94
|
$4.49
FCFA2,806
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$1.38
FCFA860
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.56
FCFA350
|
|
pay 47.6% less for groceries
|
Guam
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.30
|
$0.40
FCFA251
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.01
|
$9.80
FCFA6,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
|
$9.41
FCFA5,878
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.17
|
$1.78
FCFA1,112
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
|
$3.13
FCFA1,956
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.77
|
$1.63
FCFA1,018
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.80
FCFA499
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.43
|
$0.78
FCFA486
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.95
|
$0.56
FCFA350
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$0.90
FCFA561
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.68
FCFA422
|
|
pay 55.6% less for transportation
|
Guam
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
|
$4.41
FCFA2,752
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.34
FCFA10,205
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,120,156
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.93
|
$3.89
FCFA2,432
|
|
pay 57.4% less for housing
|
Guam
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.96
|
$96.22
FCFA60,098
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,671.00
|
$355.76
FCFA222,206
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,519.50
|
$265.27
FCFA165,688
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$268.89
|
$69.86
FCFA43,638
|
|
pay 58.3% less for childcare
|
Guam
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.83
|
$343.62
FCFA214,627
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,000.00
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,663,127
|
|
pay 66.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guam
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.24
|
$1.14
FCFA714
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$1.60
FCFA997
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.38
|
$1.91
FCFA1,191
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.00
|
$28.14
FCFA17,576
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
$8.17
FCFA5,103
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
|
Guam
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.60
|
$41.77
FCFA26,092
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.80
|
$52.19
FCFA32,600
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.41
|
$96.70
FCFA60,400
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.96
|
$110.51
FCFA69,022
|
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