Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.8 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Germany instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,321
|
$12.84
€12.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,934
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA604
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA297
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 38.4% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,416
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,272
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,181
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,299
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA838
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA333
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA319
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA324
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA379
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA322
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,396
|
$8.31
€7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA9,026
|
$73.47
€68.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,325,775
|
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,437
|
$21.90
€20.55
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Cameroon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,506
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA173,494
|
$759.74
€712.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA116,357
|
$577.93
€542.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,572
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA127,512
|
$325.78
€305.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA948,905
|
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA767
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,083
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,074
|
$34.77
€32.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,610
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 38.5% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,829
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,577
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,291
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,443
|
$113.48
€106.47
|
|
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