Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 2.2 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,320
|
$12.09
€11.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,933
|
$7.53
€7.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA604
|
$1.90
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA297
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
pay 27.4% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,413
|
$4.70
€4.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,269
|
$5.98
€5.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,181
|
$3.21
€3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,299
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA838
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA333
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA319
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA324
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA379
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA322
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,395
|
$5.96
€5.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA9,022
|
$44.14
€41.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,319,917
|
$25,507.23
€23,922.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,436
|
$20.75
€19.46
|
|
pay 99.0% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,487
|
$41.07
€38.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA173,423
|
$765.75
€718.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA116,310
|
$572.23
€536.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,553
|
$124.02
€116.31
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA127,460
|
$327.88
€307.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA948,517
|
$6,992.32
€6,557.86
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA767
|
$3.36
€3.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$3.41
€3.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,083
|
$4.86
€4.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,068
|
$52.35
€49.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,609
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
pay 35.5% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,819
|
$79.61
€74.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,566
|
$40.36
€37.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,274
|
$88.12
€82.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,421
|
$104.36
€97.87
|
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