Cost of living comparison

Cameroon

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 16.1% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.1% more in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 32.1% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 10.2% more in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 80.7% more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 57.5% more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 8.3% less in Ethiopia

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, and restaurants in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Cameroon. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Cameroon, you would:

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pay 6.1% more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.13 FCFA1,827	$4.00 ETB654.34	+27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 FCFA3,488	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	+8.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 FCFA858	$0.61 ETB99.06	-58.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 FCFA354	$0.66 ETB107.50	+8.4%
Average			+6.1%

Cameroon vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.1% less for groceries

	Cameroon	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 FCFA362	$1.19 ETB194.58	+91.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.67 FCFA5,647	$3.70 ETB604.57	-61.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.73 FCFA6,848	$4.09 ETB669.40	-65.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 FCFA1,137	$1.77 ETB289.63	-9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 FCFA1,885	$4.59 ETB750.34	+42.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 FCFA1,166	$2.44 ETB399.44	+22.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 FCFA477	$0.30 ETB48.73	-63.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA437	$0.99 ETB161.65	+32.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA361	$0.31 ETB50.42	-50.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 FCFA578	$0.22 ETB35.99	-77.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA435	$0.49 ETB79.77	-34.6%
Average			-32.1%

Cameroon vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

	Cameroon	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.10 FCFA2,980	$3.53 ETB577.22	-30.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	+23.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,027.90 FCFA16M	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+103.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.26 FCFA3,073	$3.53 ETB576.64	-33.0%
Average			+10.2%

Cameroon vs. Ethiopia - Cost of transportation

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pay 80.7% more for housing

	Cameroon	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.77 FCFA77,514	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.62 FCFA205K	$706.95 ETB116K	+101.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.12 FCFA147K	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	+57.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.92 FCFA44,908	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+103.8%
Average			+80.7%

Cameroon vs. Ethiopia - Cost of housing

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pay 57.5% more for childcare

	Cameroon	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$548.40 FCFA320K	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	-75.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,026.87 FCFA2M	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+897.3%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 FCFA673	$0.80 ETB130.87	-30.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 FCFA1,193	$0.92 ETB150.32	-55.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.28 FCFA1,329	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+251.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 FCFA17,441	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	+47.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$3.75 ETB613.45	-56.1%
Average			-19.4%

Cameroon vs. Ethiopia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.3% less for clothing

	Cameroon	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.64 FCFA25,480	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	-24.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.68 FCFA31,338	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+32.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.03 FCFA58,984	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	-22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.18 FCFA53,233	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	-9.3%
Average			-8.3%

Cameroon vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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