Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 57.1% cheaper than Jersey overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.8% less in Cameroon
- Groceries
-
pay 33.6% less in Cameroon
- Transportation
-
pay 54.9% less in Cameroon
- Housing
-
pay 47.6% less in Cameroon
- Childcare
-
pay 86.2% less in Cameroon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 71.5% less in Cameroon
- Clothing
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pay 37.1% less in Cameroon
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in Cameroon.
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£2.06
|
$0.56
FCFA358
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.42
|
$1.78
FCFA1,137
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.66
|
$3.13
FCFA2,000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.55
|
$1.63
FCFA1,041
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.14
|
$0.80
FCFA510
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.52
|
$0.78
FCFA497
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.50
|
$0.56
FCFA358
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.29
|
$0.90
FCFA574
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.19
|
$0.68
FCFA432
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£42.33
|
$3.89
FCFA2,487
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£137.66
|
$69.86
FCFA44,624
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£60.85
|
$28.14
FCFA17,973
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.86
|
$8.17
FCFA5,218
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£166.28
|
$110.51
FCFA70,581
|
|
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