Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 43.8% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Austria, you would:
pay 68.7% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.13
|
$3.92
FCFA2,372
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.49
|
$3.62
FCFA2,187
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.75
|
$1.22
FCFA737
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
pay 23.8% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$0.71
FCFA431
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.58
|
$9.24
FCFA5,584
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.13
|
$9.56
FCFA5,779
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.70
|
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.34
|
$2.46
FCFA1,488
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.65
FCFA995
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$0.66
FCFA399
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.66
FCFA397
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.70
|
$0.54
FCFA324
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.71
FCFA431
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.58
FCFA351
|
|
pay 42.1% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.01
|
$4.36
FCFA2,638
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.74
|
$13.77
FCFA8,327
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,025.05
|
$29,642.86
FCFA17,923,623
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.15
|
$4.59
FCFA2,773
|
|
pay 25.8% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.48
|
$73.33
FCFA44,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€803.33
|
$286.46
FCFA173,206
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€631.75
|
$195.38
FCFA118,135
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€246.99
|
$89.67
FCFA54,222
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€432.84
|
$212.10
FCFA128,247
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,169.02
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,129,827
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.23
|
$1.28
FCFA771
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.26
|
$1.30
FCFA785
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.96
|
$1.98
FCFA1,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.87
|
$21.69
FCFA13,115
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.69
|
$7.03
FCFA4,249
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€78.49
|
$37.88
FCFA22,905
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.72
|
$49.96
FCFA30,206
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€82.11
|
$93.06
FCFA56,270
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€115.51
|
$102.50
FCFA61,980
|
|
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