Cost of living comparison
Israel is 3.0 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Israel instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
$17.90
₪66.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA598
|
$2.50
₪9.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA294
|
$1.91
₪7.10
|
|
pay 49.5% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
$6.33
₪23.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
$6.35
₪23.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
$4.41
₪16.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA830
|
$1.35
₪5.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA330
|
$1.01
₪3.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA316
|
$0.78
₪2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA321
|
$0.80
₪2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA375
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
$7.29
₪27.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
$56.84
₪211.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
$16.01
₪59.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Cameroon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA759
|
$7.83
₪29.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA835
|
$3.48
₪12.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
$63.71
₪236.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
$11.62
₪43.20
|
|
pay 60.4% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
$124.42
₪462.46
|
|
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