Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 41.2% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
|
New Zealand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
NZ$22.09
|
$3.92
FCFA2,367
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
NZ$14.43
|
$3.62
FCFA2,181
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
$1.22
FCFA735
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
NZ$3.33
|
$0.53
FCFA322
|
|
pay 18.1% less for groceries
|
New Zealand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
NZ$3.14
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
NZ$6.82
|
$9.24
FCFA5,571
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
NZ$11.59
|
$9.56
FCFA5,765
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
NZ$10.55
|
$1.91
FCFA1,150
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$7.12
|
$2.46
FCFA1,485
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
NZ$1.97
|
$1.65
FCFA993
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.79
|
$0.66
FCFA398
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.30
|
$0.66
FCFA396
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.55
NZ$4.27
|
$0.54
FCFA323
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
NZ$1.64
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.49
|
$0.58
FCFA350
|
|
pay 39.6% less for transportation
|
New Zealand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.39
NZ$10.71
|
$4.36
FCFA2,632
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.20
NZ$107.67
|
$13.77
FCFA8,308
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,268.60
NZ$39,024.92
|
$29,642.86
FCFA17,880,769
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.67
NZ$31.32
|
$4.59
FCFA2,766
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
|
New Zealand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.53
NZ$86.43
|
$73.33
FCFA44,232
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,008.44
NZ$1,691.31
|
$286.46
FCFA172,792
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.90
NZ$1,395.21
|
$195.38
FCFA117,852
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.73
NZ$147.14
|
$89.67
FCFA54,092
|
|
pay 74.9% less for childcare
|
New Zealand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$644.78
NZ$1,081.40
|
$212.10
FCFA127,940
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,893.97
NZ$18,270.81
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,127,126
|
|
pay 61.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Zealand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.79
NZ$9.71
|
$1.28
FCFA770
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
NZ$5.64
|
$1.30
FCFA783
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.83
NZ$38.29
|
$1.98
FCFA1,196
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.17
NZ$64.02
|
$21.69
FCFA13,084
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
NZ$17.72
|
$7.03
FCFA4,239
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
|
New Zealand
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.21
NZ$109.36
|
$37.88
FCFA22,850
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.47
NZ$67.88
|
$49.96
FCFA30,134
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.20
NZ$164.70
|
$93.06
FCFA56,136
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.95
NZ$181.05
|
$102.50
FCFA61,832
|
|
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