Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 38.1% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 49.8% more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.60
₱211.24
|
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.18
₱186.57
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
₱42.87
|
$1.38
FCFA856
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₱23.47
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
₱68.57
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
₱198.30
|
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.61
₱388.59
|
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
₱112.88
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₱107.04
|
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
₱78.30
|
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
₱37.56
|
$0.80
FCFA497
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
₱67.12
|
$0.78
FCFA484
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
₱39.58
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱57.16
|
$0.90
FCFA559
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
₱70.94
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
pay 22.1% more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
₱248.10
|
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.49
₱675.07
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,375.77
₱1,549,424.62
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱158.55
|
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
|
pay 82.3% more for housing
|
Philippines
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.28
₱1,720.20
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.58
₱14,250.45
|
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.31
₱9,241.24
|
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
₱4,805.57
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
|
pay 29.2% more for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.07
₱9,697.16
|
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,295.45
₱311,077.00
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
|
pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₱72.28
|
$1.14
FCFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
₱128.49
|
$1.60
FCFA993
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
₱150.70
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.66
₱1,742.15
|
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.28
₱310.18
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 69.1% more for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.44
₱2,081.79
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.98
₱1,350.01
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.92
₱3,813.39
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.53
₱3,555.79
|
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
|
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