Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.4 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Italy instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,321
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,934
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA604
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA297
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 51.0% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,416
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,272
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,181
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,299
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA838
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA333
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA319
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA324
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA379
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA322
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,396
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA9,026
|
$38.40
€36.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,325,775
|
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,437
|
$18.65
€17.50
|
|
pay 80.0% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,506
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA173,494
|
$608.10
€570.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA116,357
|
$488.80
€458.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,572
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA127,512
|
$459.30
€430.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA948,905
|
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA767
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,083
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,074
|
$51.79
€48.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,610
|
$9.32
€8.75
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,829
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,577
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,291
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,443
|
$114.84
€107.75
|
|
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