Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 14.5% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 17.3% more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.71
|
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.37
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.00
|
$1.38
FCFA866
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.28
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 34.9% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.52
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.01
|
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR26.98
|
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.12
|
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
$0.80
FCFA502
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
$0.78
FCFA489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.97
|
$0.56
FCFA352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.62
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR125.55
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR73,961.31
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR57.68
|
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
pay 36.9% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR304.52
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,141.92
|
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,400.79
|
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR268.23
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,794.53
|
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,715.11
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
|
pay 65.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
$1.14
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.56
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.62
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR482.76
|
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.02
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 13.4% more for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR186.47
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR167.06
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR328.43
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR263.80
|
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
|
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