Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 26.1% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
|
Mongolia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$1.38
FCFA856
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.80
FCFA497
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$0.78
FCFA484
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.90
FCFA559
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
pay 17.7% more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Mongolia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
|
pay 29.5% more for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$1.14
FCFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$1.60
FCFA993
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
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