Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 2.2 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$13.74
€12.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$8.59
€7.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
pay 32.8% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$5.82
€5.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$6.41
€5.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$3.53
€3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$5.75
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$50.09
€46.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$29,604.23
€27,210.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$21.98
€20.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Cameroon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$39.46
€36.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$924.34
€849.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$738.82
€679.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$136.66
€125.61
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$424.84
€390.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$7,091.11
€6,517.79
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$4.37
€4.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$54.49
€50.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$10.29
€9.46
|
|
pay 38.4% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$80.92
€74.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$48.04
€44.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$125.90
€115.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$111.40
€102.39
|
|
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