Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 46.5% cheaper than Massachusetts.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.0% less in Cameroon
- Groceries
-
pay 29.0% less in Cameroon
- Transportation
-
pay 38.2% less in Cameroon
- Housing
-
pay 44.5% less in Cameroon
- Childcare
-
pay 86.2% less in Cameroon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 68.6% less in Cameroon
- Clothing
-
pay 5.0% more in Cameroon
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Cameroon.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Massachusetts, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
Massachusetts
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.19
|
$4.63
FCFA2,671
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
|
$4.49
FCFA2,592
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
|
$1.38
FCFA794
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.56
FCFA324
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Massachusetts
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.71
|
$0.40
FCFA232
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
|
$9.80
FCFA5,656
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
|
$9.41
FCFA5,430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
|
$1.78
FCFA1,027
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
|
$3.13
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.53
|
$1.63
FCFA941
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.80
FCFA461
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$0.78
FCFA449
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.69
|
$0.56
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
|
$0.90
FCFA518
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.68
FCFA390
|
|
pay 38.2% less for transportation
Massachusetts
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
|
$4.41
FCFA2,542
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
|
$16.34
FCFA9,426
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,785.54
|
$25,808.69
FCFA14,889,787
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.40
|
$3.89
FCFA2,247
|
|
pay 44.5% less for housing
Massachusetts
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
|
$96.22
FCFA55,511
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,074.76
|
$355.76
FCFA205,246
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,940.55
|
$265.27
FCFA153,042
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.83
|
$69.86
FCFA40,307
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
Massachusetts
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,960.62
|
$343.62
FCFA198,245
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,428.57
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,536,189
|
|
pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports
Massachusetts
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.63
|
$1.14
FCFA660
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$1.60
FCFA921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.10
|
$1.91
FCFA1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.60
|
$28.14
FCFA16,234
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.20
|
$8.17
FCFA4,713
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Massachusetts
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.62
|
$41.77
FCFA24,100
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.05
|
$52.19
FCFA30,112
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.58
|
$96.70
FCFA55,790
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.52
|
$110.51
FCFA63,754
|
|
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