Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 37.0% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.34
|
$3.77
FCFA2,321
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.06
|
$3.14
FCFA1,934
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.79
|
$0.98
FCFA604
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.48
FCFA297
|
|
pay 2.1% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.41
|
$8.80
FCFA5,416
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.62
|
$8.57
FCFA5,272
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.01
|
$1.92
FCFA1,181
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.34
|
$2.11
FCFA1,299
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.36
FCFA838
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.54
FCFA333
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.61
|
$0.52
FCFA319
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.53
FCFA324
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.62
FCFA379
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.52
FCFA322
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.59
|
$3.89
FCFA2,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.41
|
$14.67
FCFA9,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,932.16
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,325,775
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.47
|
$3.96
FCFA2,437
|
|
pay 21.6% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.53
|
$75.56
FCFA46,506
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€718.47
|
$281.90
FCFA173,494
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€536.90
|
$189.06
FCFA116,357
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€116.36
|
$74.05
FCFA45,572
|
|
pay 57.4% less for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€307.64
|
$207.18
FCFA127,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,560.55
|
$1,541.80
FCFA948,905
|
|
pay 54.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.16
|
$1.25
FCFA767
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.20
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.56
|
$1.76
FCFA1,083
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€49.12
|
$24.49
FCFA15,074
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.46
|
$5.87
FCFA3,610
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.70
|
$38.72
FCFA23,829
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.86
|
$46.43
FCFA28,577
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.68
|
$67.09
FCFA41,291
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.91
|
$88.46
FCFA54,443
|
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