Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 62.3% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 21.9% more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,471
|
$4.63
FCFA2,915
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
$4.49
FCFA2,829
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
$1.38
FCFA867
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF646
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 96.7% more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
$9.80
FCFA6,173
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
$9.41
FCFA5,926
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
$1.78
FCFA1,121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
$3.13
FCFA1,971
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
$1.63
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF715
|
$0.80
FCFA503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
$0.78
FCFA490
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF662
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF308
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF445
|
$0.68
FCFA426
|
|
pay 19.7% less for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
$4.41
FCFA2,774
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,250,132
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
$3.89
FCFA2,452
|
|
pay 92.5% more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
$96.22
FCFA60,583
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
$355.76
FCFA223,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
$265.27
FCFA167,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
$69.86
FCFA43,990
|
|
pay 28.9% more for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
$343.62
FCFA216,357
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,676,537
|
|
pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
$1.14
FCFA720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
$1.91
FCFA1,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
$28.14
FCFA17,718
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
$41.77
FCFA26,302
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
$52.19
FCFA32,863
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
$96.70
FCFA60,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,053
|
$110.51
FCFA69,579
|
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