Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 72.8% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 25.0% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
$1.38
FCFA856
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
pay 84.2% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
$0.80
FCFA497
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
$0.78
FCFA484
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
$0.90
FCFA559
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
|
pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
$1.14
FCFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
$1.60
FCFA993
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
|
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