Cost of living comparison
Finland is 2.4 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Finland instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$13.85
€12.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$2.57
€2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
pay 46.0% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$3.73
€3.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$4.21
€3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$5.06
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$1.65
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$7.87
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$60.62
€55.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$18.81
€17.29
|
|
pay 79.8% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$746.03
€685.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$620.54
€570.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$310.89
€285.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$4.25
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$43.05
€39.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$15.48
€14.23
|
|
pay 15.5% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$107.88
€99.15
|
|
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