Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 6.8% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 34.7% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$1.38
FCFA866
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 78.4% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
$0.80
FCFA502
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
$0.78
FCFA489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
$0.56
FCFA352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
pay 30.4% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
|
pay 25.7% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$1.14
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
|
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