Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 37.5% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.82
|
$3.92
FCFA2,401
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€8.01
|
$3.62
FCFA2,213
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$1.22
FCFA746
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$0.53
FCFA327
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.71
FCFA436
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.43
|
$9.24
FCFA5,652
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.98
|
$9.56
FCFA5,849
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
$1.91
FCFA1,166
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.29
|
$2.46
FCFA1,506
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.65
FCFA1,007
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.66
FCFA403
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.66
FCFA401
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.54
FCFA328
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.71
FCFA436
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.58
FCFA355
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.37
|
$4.36
FCFA2,670
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.73
|
$13.77
FCFA8,428
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,619.74
|
$29,642.86
FCFA18,141,010
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.51
|
$4.59
FCFA2,807
|
|
pay 22.8% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.81
|
$73.33
FCFA44,876
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€862.38
|
$286.46
FCFA175,307
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€689.29
|
$195.38
FCFA119,568
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€127.50
|
$89.67
FCFA54,879
|
|
pay 61.8% less for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€396.37
|
$212.10
FCFA129,803
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,615.76
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,143,530
|
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$1.28
FCFA781
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$1.30
FCFA795
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.08
|
$1.98
FCFA1,213
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.84
|
$21.69
FCFA13,274
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.60
|
$7.03
FCFA4,301
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€75.50
|
$37.88
FCFA23,182
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.82
|
$49.96
FCFA30,572
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€117.46
|
$93.06
FCFA56,953
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€103.93
|
$102.50
FCFA62,732
|
|
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