Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.3 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA866
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 24.3% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA502
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA489
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA352
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 74.3% more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 54.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA719
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
|
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