Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 2.2 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 37.8% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS460
|
$1.38
FCFA866
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 38.2% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS983
|
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$0.80
FCFA502
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS749
|
$0.78
FCFA489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.56
FCFA352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS341
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 68.4% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
|
pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
$1.14
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
|
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