Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 10.5% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
|
South Africa
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
ZAR164.35
|
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
ZAR87.39
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
ZAR17.48
|
$1.38
FCFA866
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZAR13.57
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 46.4% more for groceries
|
South Africa
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR18.15
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
ZAR67.32
|
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
ZAR76.91
|
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ZAR40.79
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ZAR37.15
|
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.40
|
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.31
|
$0.80
FCFA502
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.76
|
$0.78
FCFA489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.80
|
$0.56
FCFA352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.14
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.15
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
|
South Africa
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
ZAR91.38
|
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.31
ZAR958.24
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,607.77
ZAR377,497.20
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.55
ZAR156.60
|
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
pay 23.4% more for housing
|
South Africa
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.37
ZAR757.81
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$382.55
ZAR7,007.69
|
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.35
ZAR5,978.10
|
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.40
ZAR1,472.75
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
|
pay 31.7% more for childcare
|
South Africa
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$174.12
ZAR3,189.50
|
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,033.53
ZAR73,886.96
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
|
pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
South Africa
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
ZAR38.61
|
$1.14
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
ZAR34.49
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
ZAR53.20
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.50
ZAR540.40
|
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
ZAR121.29
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 23.3% more for clothing
|
South Africa
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.72
ZAR874.06
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.06
ZAR587.26
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.39
ZAR1,655.76
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
ZAR1,490.50
|
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
|
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