Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 35.7% more expensive than Swaziland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 48.6% more in Cameroon
- Groceries
-
pay 64.0% more in Cameroon
- Transportation
-
pay 21.4% less in Cameroon
- Housing
-
pay 46.2% more in Cameroon
- Childcare
-
pay 60.4% more in Cameroon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.7% more in Cameroon
- Clothing
-
pay 42.2% more in Cameroon
The cost of groceries, childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Cameroon are more expensive than in Swaziland.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 48.6% more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL56.18
|
$4.63
FCFA2,894
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.66
|
$4.49
FCFA2,809
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL16.99
|
$1.38
FCFA861
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL10.06
|
$0.56
FCFA351
|
|
pay 64.0% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.88
|
$0.40
FCFA251
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL88.95
|
$9.80
FCFA6,129
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL73.52
|
$9.41
FCFA5,884
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL31.21
|
$1.78
FCFA1,113
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL36.04
|
$3.13
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.77
|
$1.63
FCFA1,019
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.14
|
$0.80
FCFA499
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.87
|
$0.78
FCFA487
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.64
|
$0.56
FCFA350
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.29
|
$0.90
FCFA561
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.71
|
$0.68
FCFA423
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL86.81
|
$4.41
FCFA2,755
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL546.24
|
$16.34
FCFA10,216
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL312,135.87
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,136,289
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL473.33
|
$3.89
FCFA2,435
|
|
pay 46.2% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,055.32
|
$96.22
FCFA60,158
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,161.81
|
$355.76
FCFA222,428
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,381.47
|
$265.27
FCFA165,854
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,087.38
|
$69.86
FCFA43,681
|
|
pay 60.4% more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,349.41
|
$343.62
FCFA214,841
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL92,244.01
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,664,792
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.81
|
$1.14
FCFA715
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.91
|
$1.60
FCFA998
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.82
|
$1.91
FCFA1,192
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL520.23
|
$28.14
FCFA17,593
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL67.63
|
$8.17
FCFA5,108
|
|
pay 42.2% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL955.57
|
$41.77
FCFA26,118
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL433.52
|
$52.19
FCFA32,633
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,352.59
|
$96.70
FCFA60,461
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,476.05
|
$110.51
FCFA69,091
|
|
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