Cost of living comparison

 Jersey
compared to
Cameroon vs. Jersey Cost of Living Summary
Cameroon vs. Jersey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cameroon instead of Jersey, you would:

pay 68.8% less for restaurants

 
Jersey
Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $45.20
£37.15
$4.63
FCFA2,957
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.33
£8.49
$4.49
FCFA2,870
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.83
£2.33
$1.38
FCFA879

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pay 33.6% less for groceries

 
Jersey
Cameroon
Bread
1 loaf
$2.30
£1.89
$0.40
FCFA257
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.33
£4.38
$9.80
FCFA6,262
Milk (1 gallon) $7.84
£6.44
$9.41
FCFA6,011

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pay 54.9% less for transportation

 
Jersey
Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.93
£6.52
$4.41
FCFA2,814
Monthly public transit pass $67.16
£55.19
$16.34
FCFA10,436
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,768.06
£22,819.62
$25,808.69
FCFA16,484,311

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pay 47.6% less for housing

 
Jersey
Cameroon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.54
£59.61
$96.22
FCFA61,456
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,808.15
£1,485.93
$355.76
FCFA227,225
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,715.90
£1,410.12
$265.27
FCFA169,431

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pay 86.2% less for childcare

 
Jersey
Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,324.77
£1,910.48
$343.62
FCFA219,475
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $20,664.60
£16,982.04
$2,662.70
FCFA1,700,697

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pay 71.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Jersey
Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.75
£6.37
$1.14
FCFA731
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.95
£4.07
$1.60
FCFA1,020
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.50
£12.74
$1.91
FCFA1,218

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pay 37.1% less for clothing

 
Jersey
Cameroon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.09
£82.26
$41.77
FCFA26,681
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$69.31
£56.96
$52.19
FCFA33,337
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$121.08
£99.50
$96.70
FCFA61,765

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