Cost of living comparison

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Cameroon is 40.6% cheaper than Michigan.

If you lived in Cameroon instead of Michigan, you would:

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pay 66.0% less for restaurants

 
Michigan
Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.21
 
$3.92
FCFA2,367
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.14
 
$3.62
FCFA2,181
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.39
 
$1.22
FCFA735

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pay 17.5% less for groceries

 
Michigan
Cameroon
Bread
1 loaf
$3.02
 
$0.71
FCFA430
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.38
 
$9.24
FCFA5,571
Milk (1 gallon) $3.11
 
$9.56
FCFA5,765

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pay 29.1% less for transportation

 
Michigan
Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.33
 
$4.36
FCFA2,632
Monthly public transit pass $46.50
 
$13.77
FCFA8,308
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,722.13
 
$29,642.86
FCFA17,880,769

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pay 38.6% less for housing

 
Michigan
Cameroon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$57.97
 
$73.33
FCFA44,232
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,272.02
 
$286.46
FCFA172,792
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,084.81
 
$195.38
FCFA117,852

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pay 85.1% less for childcare

 
Michigan
Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,063.19
 
$212.10
FCFA127,940
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,799.54
 
$1,868.56
FCFA1,127,126

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pay 61.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Michigan
Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.49
 
$1.28
FCFA770
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.78
 
$1.30
FCFA783
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.41
 
$1.98
FCFA1,196

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pay 13.2% more for clothing

 
Michigan
Cameroon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$46.41
 
$37.88
FCFA22,850
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$29.63
 
$49.96
FCFA30,134
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$78.00
 
$93.06
FCFA56,136

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