Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 3.2 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 31.9% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,295
|
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,913
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA597
|
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA294
|
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA416
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,355
|
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,213
|
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,168
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,285
|
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA829
|
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA330
|
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA316
|
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA320
|
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA375
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Cameroon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,369
|
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,925
|
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,165,454
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,410
|
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
|
pay 79.5% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA45,986
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA171,552
|
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,055
|
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,062
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
|
pay 15.1 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,085
|
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA938,286
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
|
pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA759
|
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA834
|
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,071
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA14,906
|
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,570
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,562
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,258
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA40,829
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA53,834
|
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
|
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