Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 55.4% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.3% less in Cameroon
- Groceries
-
pay 55.3% less in Cameroon
- Transportation
-
pay 58.2% less in Cameroon
- Housing
-
pay 58.8% less in Cameroon
- Childcare
-
pay 74.4% less in Cameroon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 64.5% less in Cameroon
- Clothing
-
pay 11.1% less in Cameroon
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Cameroon.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 65.3% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$4.63
FCFA2,782
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$4.49
FCFA2,700
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$1.38
FCFA827
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$0.56
FCFA337
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$0.40
FCFA242
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$9.80
FCFA5,891
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$9.41
FCFA5,655
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$1.78
FCFA1,070
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$3.13
FCFA1,881
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$1.63
FCFA980
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.80
FCFA480
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$0.78
FCFA468
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$0.56
FCFA337
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.90
FCFA540
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$0.68
FCFA406
|
|
pay 58.2% less for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$4.41
FCFA2,647
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$16.34
FCFA9,818
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$25,808.69
FCFA15,508,073
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
$3.89
FCFA2,340
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$96.22
FCFA57,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$355.76
FCFA213,768
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$265.27
FCFA159,397
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$69.86
FCFA41,981
|
|
pay 74.4% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$343.62
FCFA206,477
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,599,978
|
|
pay 64.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$1.14
FCFA687
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$1.60
FCFA959
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$1.91
FCFA1,145
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$28.14
FCFA16,908
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$8.17
FCFA4,909
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$41.77
FCFA25,101
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$52.19
FCFA31,362
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$96.70
FCFA58,107
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$110.51
FCFA66,401
|
|
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