Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 27.8% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.89
|
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$0.98
FCFA598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.48
FCFA294
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.36
FCFA830
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.54
FCFA330
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.52
FCFA316
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.53
FCFA321
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.62
FCFA375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
pay 48.7% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.30
|
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.20
|
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.83
|
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
|
pay 12.7% less for housing
Portugal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.76
|
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.85
|
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.98
|
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$1.25
FCFA759
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.37
FCFA835
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.37
|
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.95
|
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.17
|
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
|
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