Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 38.6% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Malta, you would:
pay 65.4% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$3.77
FCFA2,295
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$3.14
FCFA1,913
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$0.98
FCFA597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.48
FCFA294
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
Malta
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.68
FCFA416
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$8.80
FCFA5,355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$8.57
FCFA5,213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$1.92
FCFA1,168
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$2.11
FCFA1,285
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.36
FCFA829
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.54
FCFA330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.53
FCFA320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.62
FCFA375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
pay 41.6% less for transportation
Malta
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$3.89
FCFA2,369
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
$14.67
FCFA8,925
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,165,454
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$3.96
FCFA2,410
|
|
pay 9.6% less for housing
Malta
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$75.56
FCFA45,986
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$281.90
FCFA171,552
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$189.06
FCFA115,055
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$74.05
FCFA45,062
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
Malta
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$207.18
FCFA126,085
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
$1,541.80
FCFA938,286
|
|
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$1.25
FCFA759
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$1.37
FCFA834
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$1.76
FCFA1,071
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$24.49
FCFA14,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$5.87
FCFA3,570
|
|
pay 20.6% less for clothing
Malta
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$38.72
FCFA23,562
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$46.43
FCFA28,258
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$67.09
FCFA40,829
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$88.46
FCFA53,834
|
|
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