Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 16.3% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 21.9% more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$1.38
FCFA866
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$0.80
FCFA502
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$0.78
FCFA489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$0.56
FCFA352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
pay 18.6% more for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
|
pay 0.8% less for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.14
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
|
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