Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 0.6% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
$1.38
FCFA856
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
$0.80
FCFA497
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
$0.78
FCFA484
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
$0.90
FCFA559
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
pay 28.9% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
|
pay 54.4% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
|
pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
$1.14
FCFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
$1.60
FCFA993
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
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