Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 14.7% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 2.9% more for restaurants
|
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.95
NAD144.19
|
$4.63
FCFA2,915
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
NAD76.70
|
$4.49
FCFA2,829
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.11
|
$1.38
FCFA867
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 25.9% more for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
NAD15.88
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.33
NAD60.46
|
$9.80
FCFA6,173
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
NAD92.75
|
$9.41
FCFA5,926
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
NAD46.51
|
$1.78
FCFA1,121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.24
|
$3.13
FCFA1,971
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.40
|
$1.63
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
NAD13.89
|
$0.80
FCFA503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD12.92
|
$0.78
FCFA490
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NAD15.08
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.58
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD16.91
|
$0.68
FCFA426
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
NAD86.50
|
$4.41
FCFA2,774
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD617.94
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,621.70
NAD283,221.39
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,250,132
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD128.74
|
$3.89
FCFA2,452
|
|
pay 11.5% more for housing
|
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.90
NAD1,158.50
|
$96.22
FCFA60,583
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$452.24
NAD8,199.12
|
$355.76
FCFA223,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.15
NAD5,949.36
|
$265.27
FCFA167,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
NAD933.13
|
$69.86
FCFA43,990
|
|
pay 26.5% more for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,072.52
|
$343.62
FCFA216,357
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,135.64
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,676,537
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
NAD27.03
|
$1.14
FCFA720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
NAD32.73
|
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NAD53.81
|
$1.91
FCFA1,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.72
NAD629.44
|
$28.14
FCFA17,718
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
NAD88.83
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
pay 50.4% more for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD679.73
|
$41.77
FCFA26,302
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD488.94
|
$52.19
FCFA32,863
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,270.21
|
$96.70
FCFA60,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.59
NAD1,261.62
|
$110.51
FCFA69,579
|
|
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