Cost of living comparison

Cameroon

compared to

Greece

Greece vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Greece is 48.8% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Greece
Groceries: pay 2.0% less in Greece
Transportation: pay 66.5% more in Greece
Housing: pay 56.7% more in Greece
Childcare: pay 29.6% more in Greece
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.5% more in Greece
Clothing: pay 11.4% more in Greece

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, childcare, and clothing in Greece are more expensive than in Cameroon. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Greece.

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Greece vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Greece
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.13 FCFA1,827	$15.08 €13.42	+381.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 FCFA3,488	$10.42 €9.28	+74.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 FCFA858	$2.46 €2.19	+67.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 FCFA354	$0.70 €0.62	+14.8%
Average			+163.2%

Cameroon vs. Greece - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0% less for groceries

	Cameroon	Greece
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 FCFA362	$1.43 €1.27	+130.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.67 FCFA5,647	$6.59 €5.86	-31.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.73 FCFA6,848	$6.33 €5.63	-46.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 FCFA1,137	$4.44 €3.95	+127.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 FCFA1,885	$4.45 €3.96	+37.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 FCFA1,166	$0.97 €0.87	-51.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 FCFA477	$0.93 €0.83	+14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA437	$0.68 €0.60	-9.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA361	$0.94 €0.83	+51.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 FCFA578	$0.53 €0.47	-46.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA435	$0.54 €0.48	-27.1%
Average			-2.0%

Cameroon vs. Greece - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.5% more for transportation

	Cameroon	Greece
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.10 FCFA2,980	$8.09 €7.20	+58.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$43.58 €38.79	+155.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,027.90 FCFA16M	$28,260.91 €25,153.23	+4.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.26 FCFA3,073	$14.42 €12.84	+174.1%
Average			+66.5%

Cameroon vs. Greece - Cost of transportation

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pay 56.7% more for housing

	Cameroon	Greece
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.77 FCFA77,514	$33.05 €29.42	-75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.62 FCFA205K	$568.48 €505.96	+62.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.12 FCFA147K	$438.39 €390.18	+74.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.92 FCFA44,908	$152.65 €135.86	+98.5%
Average			+56.7%

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pay 29.6% more for childcare

	Cameroon	Greece
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$548.40 FCFA320K	$416.57 €370.76	-24.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,026.87 FCFA2M	$6,690.51 €5,954.79	+121.0%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 88.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Greece
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 FCFA673	$4.76 €4.24	+313.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 FCFA1,193	$3.78 €3.37	+85.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.28 FCFA1,329	$5.28 €4.70	+132.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 FCFA17,441	$49.64 €44.18	+66.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$9.09 €8.09	+6.6%
Average			+88.5%

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pay 11.4% more for clothing

	Cameroon	Greece
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.64 FCFA25,480	$82.73 €73.63	+89.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.68 FCFA31,338	$40.66 €36.18	-24.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.03 FCFA58,984	$91.41 €81.36	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.18 FCFA53,233	$108.25 €96.34	+18.7%
Average			+11.4%

Cameroon vs. Greece - Cost of clothing

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