Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 4.8% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Oman, you would:
pay 20.2% more for restaurants
|
Oman
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.04
OMR1.940
|
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
OMR3.410
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$1.38
FCFA866
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
OMR0.120
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 31.4% more for groceries
|
Oman
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.23
OMR1.240
|
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.70
OMR2.970
|
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
OMR1.120
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
OMR1.000
|
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
OMR0.280
|
$0.80
FCFA502
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
OMR0.330
|
$0.78
FCFA489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
OMR0.190
|
$0.56
FCFA352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
OMR0.190
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
OMR0.170
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
|
Oman
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.28
OMR21.670
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,170.43
OMR8,150.060
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
OMR4.560
|
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
pay 1.3% more for housing
|
Oman
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.45
OMR29.820
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$391.56
OMR150.740
|
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.72
OMR109.220
|
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.15
OMR27.780
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
|
pay 11.1% more for childcare
|
Oman
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.14
OMR70.500
|
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,687.51
OMR2,959.490
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
|
pay 57.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oman
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.22
OMR3.550
|
$1.14
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.04
OMR1.550
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
OMR2.250
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.92
OMR22.680
|
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 34.0% more for clothing
|
Oman
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.28
OMR15.890
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.52
OMR14.450
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.14
OMR28.540
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.75
OMR25.700
|
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
|
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