Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 42.9% cheaper than Tennessee.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Tennessee, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Tennessee
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.27
|
$3.92
FCFA2,319
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.12
|
$3.62
FCFA2,138
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$1.22
FCFA720
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
|
$0.53
FCFA315
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
Tennessee
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
|
$0.71
FCFA421
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
|
$9.24
FCFA5,459
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
|
$9.56
FCFA5,649
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
|
$1.91
FCFA1,127
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
|
$2.46
FCFA1,455
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.65
FCFA973
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.66
FCFA390
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.97
|
$0.66
FCFA388
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.54
FCFA316
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$0.71
FCFA421
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.58
FCFA343
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
Tennessee
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
|
$4.36
FCFA2,579
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.75
|
$13.77
FCFA8,141
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,561.78
|
$29,642.86
FCFA17,521,973
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.95
|
$4.59
FCFA2,711
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
Tennessee
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.56
|
$73.33
FCFA43,344
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.28
|
$286.46
FCFA169,325
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,228.51
|
$195.38
FCFA115,488
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.59
|
$89.67
FCFA53,007
|
|
pay 85.5% less for childcare
Tennessee
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,018.96
|
$212.10
FCFA125,373
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,919.78
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,104,509
|
|
pay 59.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tennessee
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.22
|
$1.28
FCFA754
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
|
$1.30
FCFA768
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.11
|
$1.98
FCFA1,172
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.72
|
$21.69
FCFA12,821
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
|
$7.03
FCFA4,154
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
Tennessee
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.82
|
$37.88
FCFA22,391
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.67
|
$49.96
FCFA29,529
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.23
|
$93.06
FCFA55,009
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.42
|
$102.50
FCFA60,591
|
|
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