Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.63
FCFA2,871
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.49
FCFA2,786
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.38
FCFA854
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.56
FCFA348
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.40
FCFA249
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.80
FCFA6,079
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$9.41
FCFA5,836
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.78
FCFA1,104
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.13
FCFA1,942
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.63
FCFA1,011
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
FCFA495
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
FCFA483
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.56
FCFA348
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
FCFA557
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.68
FCFA419
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.41
FCFA2,732
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.34
FCFA10,132
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,004,337
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.89
FCFA2,415
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$96.22
FCFA59,666
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$355.76
FCFA220,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$265.27
FCFA164,498
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.86
FCFA43,324
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$343.62
FCFA213,085
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,651,178
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.14
FCFA709
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.60
FCFA990
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.91
FCFA1,182
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$28.14
FCFA17,450
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
FCFA5,066
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$41.77
FCFA25,904
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$52.19
FCFA32,366
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.70
FCFA59,966
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$110.51
FCFA68,526
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