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
FCFA2,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.49
FCFA2,750
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.38
FCFA842
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.56
FCFA343
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Cameroon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.40
FCFA246
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.80
FCFA6,000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$9.41
FCFA5,760
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.78
FCFA1,090
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.13
FCFA1,916
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.63
FCFA998
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
FCFA489
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
FCFA476
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.56
FCFA343
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
FCFA550
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.68
FCFA414
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Cameroon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.41
FCFA2,696
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.34
FCFA9,999
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,808.69
FCFA15,794,550
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.89
FCFA2,383
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Cameroon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$96.22
FCFA58,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$355.76
FCFA217,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$265.27
FCFA162,342
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.86
FCFA42,756
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$343.62
FCFA210,291
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,629,534
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.14
FCFA700
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.60
FCFA977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.91
FCFA1,167
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$28.14
FCFA17,221
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
FCFA5,000
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Cameroon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$41.77
FCFA25,565
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$52.19
FCFA31,942
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.70
FCFA59,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$110.51
FCFA67,628
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