Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 10.7% cheaper than Cameroon.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,320
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,933
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA604
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA297
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,413
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,269
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,181
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,299
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA838
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA333
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA319
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA324
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA379
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA322
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 18.1% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,395
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA9,022
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,319,917
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,436
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 42.1% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,487
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA173,423
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA116,310
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,553
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 52.6% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA127,460
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA948,517
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA767
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,083
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,068
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,609
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 31.2% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,819
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,566
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,274
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,421
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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