Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 64.2% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 47.7% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.96
|
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.55
|
$3.14
FCFA1,927
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.16
|
$0.98
FCFA602
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.09
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.76
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺85.01
|
$8.80
FCFA5,396
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.91
|
$8.57
FCFA5,253
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.57
|
$1.92
FCFA1,177
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.71
|
$2.11
FCFA1,295
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.97
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.98
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.74
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.52
FCFA321
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.99
|
$3.89
FCFA2,388
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.47
|
$14.67
FCFA8,994
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,116,678.54
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,274,400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.60
|
$3.96
FCFA2,428
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.35
|
$75.56
FCFA46,339
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,095.55
|
$281.90
FCFA172,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,681.90
|
$189.06
FCFA115,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,609.13
|
$74.05
FCFA45,408
|
|
pay 15.4% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,396.08
|
$207.18
FCFA127,055
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,845.96
|
$1,541.80
FCFA945,502
|
|
pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.90
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.29
|
$1.37
FCFA840
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.16
|
$1.76
FCFA1,079
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.71
|
$24.49
FCFA15,020
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.25
|
$5.87
FCFA3,598
|
|
pay 55.8% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.84
|
$38.72
FCFA23,744
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.60
|
$46.43
FCFA28,475
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,045.49
|
$67.09
FCFA41,143
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,383.73
|
$88.46
FCFA54,248
|
|
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