Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 17.0% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
|
Seychelles
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.38
SCR242.37
|
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
SCR115.68
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
SCR31.40
|
$1.38
FCFA866
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
SCR26.07
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 12.7% less for groceries
|
Seychelles
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
SCR24.03
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.37
SCR200.39
|
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SCR96.66
|
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
SCR50.21
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
SCR50.36
|
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.25
|
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
$0.80
FCFA502
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
$0.78
FCFA489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
SCR36.91
|
$0.56
FCFA352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
SCR9.03
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SCR8.39
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
|
Seychelles
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
SCR85.78
|
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.44
SCR368.75
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.09
SCR586.88
|
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
|
Seychelles
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.84
SCR2,354.45
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,048.20
SCR14,617.11
|
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.24
SCR11,563.70
|
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.93
SCR989.18
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
|
pay 22.4% more for childcare
|
Seychelles
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,668.90
SCR92,997.76
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seychelles
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
SCR105.67
|
$1.14
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
SCR72.07
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.96
SCR250.47
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.52
SCR1,039.20
|
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
SCR85.69
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 67.6% more for clothing
|
Seychelles
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.57
SCR677.26
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.36
SCR283.91
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.56
SCR830.58
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.75
SCR930.79
|
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
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