Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 25.6% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 51.2% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU739.65
|
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU413.68
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU79.36
|
$1.38
FCFA866
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU59.34
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU100.66
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU275.18
|
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU171.98
|
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU155.39
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU170.13
|
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU51.96
|
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU48.50
|
$0.80
FCFA502
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU26.18
|
$0.78
FCFA489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU52.46
|
$0.56
FCFA352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU35.04
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU34.40
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 51.7% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU313.38
|
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU2,022.07
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,499,348.33
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU951.38
|
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
pay 11.8% more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,696.78
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU26,836.95
|
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,755.68
|
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU4,059.44
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
|
pay 30.9% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU15,121.74
|
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU317,614.92
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
|
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU145.46
|
$1.14
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU168.60
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU216.40
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,268.52
|
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU423.57
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,807.46
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU2,070.12
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,550.75
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,468.43
|
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
|
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