Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 36.4% cheaper than Norway overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.4% less in Cameroon
- Groceries
-
pay 19.3% less in Cameroon
- Transportation
-
pay 54.8% less in Cameroon
- Housing
-
pay 25.9% less in Cameroon
- Childcare
-
pay 15.0% less in Cameroon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 62.6% less in Cameroon
- Clothing
-
pay 9.6% less in Cameroon
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, and childcare are lower in Cameroon.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Norway, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK194.31
|
$4.63
FCFA2,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK127.65
|
$4.49
FCFA2,710
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK30.20
|
$1.38
FCFA830
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK28.35
|
$0.56
FCFA338
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK31.78
|
$0.40
FCFA243
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK53.48
|
$9.80
FCFA5,913
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK77.79
|
$9.41
FCFA5,677
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK38.92
|
$1.78
FCFA1,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK62.16
|
$3.13
FCFA1,889
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK13.80
|
$1.63
FCFA983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.32
|
$0.80
FCFA482
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK13.54
|
$0.78
FCFA469
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK19.08
|
$0.56
FCFA338
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.02
|
$0.90
FCFA542
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.05
|
$0.68
FCFA408
|
|
pay 54.8% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK76.82
|
$4.41
FCFA2,657
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK705.98
|
$16.34
FCFA9,855
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK340,365.39
|
$25,808.69
FCFA15,566,538
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK246.54
|
$3.89
FCFA2,349
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK555.70
|
$96.22
FCFA58,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK10,808.18
|
$355.76
FCFA214,574
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,432.85
|
$265.27
FCFA159,998
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,554.16
|
$69.86
FCFA42,139
|
|
pay 15.0% less for childcare
|
Norway
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK2,855.43
|
$343.62
FCFA207,256
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK64,135.95
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,606,010
|
|
pay 62.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK92.62
|
$1.14
FCFA690
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK48.66
|
$1.60
FCFA963
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK139.01
|
$1.91
FCFA1,150
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK453.31
|
$28.14
FCFA16,972
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK142.20
|
$8.17
FCFA4,927
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK920.90
|
$41.77
FCFA25,196
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK420.79
|
$52.19
FCFA31,481
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,054.70
|
$96.70
FCFA58,326
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,322.50
|
$110.51
FCFA66,652
|
|
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