Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 44.8% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Austria, you would:
pay 71.4% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.14
|
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$0.98
FCFA601
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.24
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Austria
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.82
|
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.69
|
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.95
|
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.52
FCFA320
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
Austria
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.74
|
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.95
|
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,231.31
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.50
|
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
|
pay 24.3% less for housing
Austria
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.06
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€694.40
|
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€580.93
|
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€207.48
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
Austria
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€389.14
|
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,669.33
|
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.92
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$1.37
FCFA839
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.82
|
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.92
|
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Austria
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.77
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.10
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.71
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.24
|
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
|
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