Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 36.8% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 52.9% more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
$4.63
FCFA2,915
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.89
|
$4.49
FCFA2,829
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
$1.38
FCFA867
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 23.1% more for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.18
|
$9.80
FCFA6,173
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.54
|
$9.41
FCFA5,926
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
$1.78
FCFA1,121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
$3.13
FCFA1,971
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
$1.63
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.54
|
$0.80
FCFA503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
$0.78
FCFA490
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.27
|
$0.68
FCFA426
|
|
pay 21.1% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.91
|
$4.41
FCFA2,774
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.09
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR153,389.01
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,250,132
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR30.99
|
$3.89
FCFA2,452
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR117.57
|
$96.22
FCFA60,583
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,442.28
|
$355.76
FCFA223,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR948.78
|
$265.27
FCFA167,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR147.44
|
$69.86
FCFA43,990
|
|
pay 25.1% more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR731.32
|
$343.62
FCFA216,357
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,607.83
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,676,537
|
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.34
|
$1.14
FCFA720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.17
|
$1.91
FCFA1,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR162.29
|
$28.14
FCFA17,718
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.86
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
pay 47.7% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR237.47
|
$41.77
FCFA26,302
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR134.61
|
$52.19
FCFA32,863
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR291.21
|
$96.70
FCFA60,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR258.85
|
$110.51
FCFA69,579
|
|
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