Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 20.0% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Mali, you would:
pay 3.5% more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,216
|
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,040
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$1.38
FCFA866
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
|
Mali
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA693
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,952
|
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,966
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,773
|
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA314
|
$0.80
FCFA502
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$0.78
FCFA489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$0.56
FCFA352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,449
|
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Mali
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,954
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,501
|
$1.14
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,188
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA587
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,397
|
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,567
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
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