Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 37.2% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 72.3% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
$3.92
FCFA2,367
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
$3.62
FCFA2,181
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
$1.22
FCFA735
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
$0.53
FCFA322
|
|
pay 25.8% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
$9.24
FCFA5,571
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
$9.56
FCFA5,765
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
$1.91
FCFA1,150
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
$2.46
FCFA1,485
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
$1.65
FCFA993
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
$0.66
FCFA398
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
$0.66
FCFA396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
$0.54
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
$0.58
FCFA350
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
$4.36
FCFA2,632
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
$13.77
FCFA8,308
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
$29,642.86
FCFA17,880,769
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
$4.59
FCFA2,766
|
|
pay 72.7% more for housing
Indonesia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
$73.33
FCFA44,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
$286.46
FCFA172,792
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
$195.38
FCFA117,852
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
$89.67
FCFA54,092
|
|
pay 9.7% more for childcare
Indonesia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
$212.10
FCFA127,940
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,127,126
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
$1.28
FCFA770
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
$1.30
FCFA783
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
$1.98
FCFA1,196
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
$21.69
FCFA13,084
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
$7.03
FCFA4,239
|
|
pay 44.4% more for clothing
Indonesia
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
$37.88
FCFA22,850
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
$49.96
FCFA30,134
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
$93.06
FCFA56,136
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
|
$102.50
FCFA61,832
|
|
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