Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 68.5% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 76.9% more for restaurants
|
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,631
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
UGX1,621
|
$1.38
FCFA866
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,141
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 67.5% more for groceries
|
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,731
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,596
|
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,409
|
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UGX5,789
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,905
|
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,515
|
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,487
|
$0.80
FCFA502
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,042
|
$0.78
FCFA489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,555
|
$0.56
FCFA352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,451
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,077
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 37.7% more for transportation
|
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,362
|
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX165,677
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,251,014
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
pay 54.0% more for housing
|
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX258,008
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.59
UGX1,112,837
|
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.77
UGX689,676
|
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX114,881
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
|
pay 66.8% more for childcare
|
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX460,886
|
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,877,422
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
|
pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,962
|
$1.14
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX9,968
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,171
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX172,005
|
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
UGX21,335
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Uganda
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.35
UGX56,067
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,377
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX121,286
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX183,031
|
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
|
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