Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 34.9% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 36.1% more for restaurants
|
Zambia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW199.35
|
$4.63
FCFA2,915
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW105.64
|
$4.49
FCFA2,829
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.73
|
$1.38
FCFA867
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.15
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 28.0% more for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.45
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW100.51
|
$9.80
FCFA6,173
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW134.14
|
$9.41
FCFA5,926
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW53.20
|
$1.78
FCFA1,121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.67
|
$3.13
FCFA1,971
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.20
|
$1.63
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.69
|
$0.80
FCFA503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW34.98
|
$0.78
FCFA490
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.57
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.42
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.63
|
$0.68
FCFA426
|
|
pay 22.8% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW131.74
|
$4.41
FCFA2,774
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,023.88
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW221,290.85
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,250,132
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW335.33
|
$3.89
FCFA2,452
|
|
pay 39.2% more for housing
|
Zambia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,481.13
|
$96.22
FCFA60,583
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,927.87
|
$355.76
FCFA223,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,178.11
|
$265.27
FCFA167,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,308.46
|
$69.86
FCFA43,990
|
|
pay 17.5% more for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,887.47
|
$343.62
FCFA216,357
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW181,644.03
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,676,537
|
|
pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.73
|
$1.14
FCFA720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.32
|
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW68.81
|
$1.91
FCFA1,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,139.34
|
$28.14
FCFA17,718
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW96.75
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
pay 86.3% more for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW509.65
|
$41.77
FCFA26,302
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW519.30
|
$52.19
FCFA32,863
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,492.99
|
$96.70
FCFA60,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,287.99
|
$110.51
FCFA69,579
|
|
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