Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 48.6% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 66.4% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.55
|
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
$3.14
FCFA1,927
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.98
FCFA602
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 11.7% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.03
|
$8.80
FCFA5,396
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$8.57
FCFA5,253
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
$1.92
FCFA1,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.62
|
$2.11
FCFA1,295
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.52
FCFA321
|
|
pay 60.3% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$3.89
FCFA2,388
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.36
|
$14.67
FCFA8,994
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,297.36
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,274,400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.03
|
$3.96
FCFA2,428
|
|
pay 42.9% less for housing
Ireland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.40
|
$75.56
FCFA46,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,207.50
|
$281.90
FCFA172,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,072.79
|
$189.06
FCFA115,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.29
|
$74.05
FCFA45,408
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€835.53
|
$207.18
FCFA127,055
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,113.17
|
$1,541.80
FCFA945,502
|
|
pay 67.3% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.17
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.36
|
$1.37
FCFA840
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.80
|
$1.76
FCFA1,079
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.04
|
$24.49
FCFA15,020
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.75
|
$5.87
FCFA3,598
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.26
|
$38.72
FCFA23,744
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.83
|
$46.43
FCFA28,475
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.47
|
$67.09
FCFA41,143
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.61
|
$88.46
FCFA54,248
|
|
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