Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 37.3% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Finland, you would:
pay 68.5% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$3.77
FCFA2,320
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$3.14
FCFA1,933
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$0.98
FCFA604
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$0.48
FCFA297
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
Finland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$8.80
FCFA5,413
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$8.57
FCFA5,269
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$1.92
FCFA1,181
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$2.11
FCFA1,299
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.36
FCFA838
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.54
FCFA333
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.52
FCFA319
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$0.53
FCFA324
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.62
FCFA379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.52
FCFA322
|
|
pay 58.3% less for transportation
Finland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$3.89
FCFA2,395
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.43
|
$14.67
FCFA9,022
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,319,917
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.43
|
$3.96
FCFA2,436
|
|
pay 18.4% more for housing
Finland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
$75.56
FCFA46,487
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.25
|
$281.90
FCFA173,423
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.28
|
$189.06
FCFA116,310
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
$74.05
FCFA45,553
|
|
pay 60.4% less for childcare
Finland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€324.95
|
$207.18
FCFA127,460
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
$1,541.80
FCFA948,517
|
|
pay 67.5% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$1.25
FCFA767
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$1.76
FCFA1,083
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.23
|
$24.49
FCFA15,068
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$5.87
FCFA3,609
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Finland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
$38.72
FCFA23,819
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
$46.43
FCFA28,566
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
$67.09
FCFA41,274
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.58
|
$88.46
FCFA54,421
|
|
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