Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 3.1 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA601
|
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA320
|
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
$33,381.44
GIP26,607.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Cameroon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
$51.65
GIP41.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
$84.77
GIP67.57
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
$897.07
GIP715.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
$11,592.94
GIP9,240.35
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA839
|
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
$10.56
GIP8.42
|
|
pay 74.2% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
$122.27
GIP97.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
$40.76
GIP32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
$125.94
GIP100.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
$93.16
GIP74.25
|
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