Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 79.1% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 93.2% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,751
|
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$1.38
FCFA856
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
pay 47.1% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$0.80
FCFA497
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$0.78
FCFA484
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$0.90
FCFA559
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
pay 24.7% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
|
pay 5.6% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
|
pay 50.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$1.14
FCFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$1.60
FCFA993
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 61.1% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
|
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