Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 28.9% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Greece, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.74
|
$3.92
FCFA2,388
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$3.62
FCFA2,201
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.22
FCFA742
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.53
FCFA325
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
Greece
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$9.24
FCFA5,620
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.62
|
$9.56
FCFA5,816
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
$1.91
FCFA1,160
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$2.46
FCFA1,498
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.66
FCFA401
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.66
FCFA399
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.54
FCFA326
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.58
FCFA353
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
Greece
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.24
|
$4.36
FCFA2,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.25
|
$13.77
FCFA8,381
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
$29,642.86
FCFA18,039,581
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.59
|
$4.59
FCFA2,791
|
|
pay 4.1% less for housing
Greece
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
$73.33
FCFA44,625
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€490.90
|
$286.46
FCFA174,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€377.02
|
$195.38
FCFA118,899
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
$89.67
FCFA54,572
|
|
pay 55.7% less for childcare
Greece
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€325.41
|
$212.10
FCFA129,077
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,137,137
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.92
|
$1.28
FCFA776
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$1.30
FCFA790
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.17
|
$21.69
FCFA13,200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.28
|
$7.03
FCFA4,277
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
Greece
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
$37.88
FCFA23,053
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
$49.96
FCFA30,402
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
$93.06
FCFA56,634
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.36
|
$102.50
FCFA62,381
|
|
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