Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.4 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$20.22
€18.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$3.13
€2.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$2.80
€2.57
|
|
pay 75.5% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$8.10
€7.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$4.95
€4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$5.51
€5.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$1.19
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$6.00
€5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$29.95
€27.52
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Cameroon
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$5.28
€4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$44.65
€41.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$12.72
€11.69
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$96.33
€88.54
|
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