Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 29.1% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Finland, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.82
|
$3.92
FCFA2,383
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.23
|
$3.62
FCFA2,196
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$1.22
FCFA740
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.53
FCFA324
|
|
pay 6.8% more for groceries
Finland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$0.71
FCFA433
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.45
|
$9.24
FCFA5,609
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.90
|
$9.56
FCFA5,804
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.72
|
$1.91
FCFA1,158
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
$2.46
FCFA1,495
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.65
FCFA1,000
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.66
FCFA400
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.66
FCFA398
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.54
FCFA325
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.71
FCFA433
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.58
FCFA352
|
|
pay 49.7% less for transportation
Finland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.29
|
$4.36
FCFA2,650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.13
|
$13.77
FCFA8,364
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,828.26
|
$29,642.86
FCFA18,003,097
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.42
|
$4.59
FCFA2,785
|
|
pay 23.1% more for housing
Finland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.43
|
$73.33
FCFA44,535
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€690.73
|
$286.46
FCFA173,974
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€574.54
|
$195.38
FCFA118,659
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.39
|
$89.67
FCFA54,462
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
Finland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€287.84
|
$212.10
FCFA128,816
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,003.81
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,134,837
|
|
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$1.28
FCFA775
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$1.30
FCFA789
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.81
|
$1.98
FCFA1,204
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.86
|
$21.69
FCFA13,173
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.33
|
$7.03
FCFA4,268
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Finland
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.79
|
$37.88
FCFA23,006
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.24
|
$49.96
FCFA30,340
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.33
|
$93.06
FCFA56,520
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.88
|
$102.50
FCFA62,255
|
|
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