Cost of living comparison
Greece is 92.7% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Greece instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,367
|
$14.81
€13.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,181
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,571
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,765
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,150
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,485
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA993
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA398
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,632
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,308
|
$41.23
€37.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,880,769
|
$27,791.92
€25,556.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,766
|
$14.64
€13.47
|
|
pay 58.7% more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,232
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,792
|
$529.13
€486.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,852
|
$406.38
€373.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,092
|
$178.34
€164.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,940
|
$350.75
€322.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,127,126
|
$6,658.30
€6,122.86
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA770
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,196
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,084
|
$46.53
€42.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,239
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
pay 22.7% more for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,850
|
$83.80
€77.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,134
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,136
|
$86.78
€79.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,832
|
$96.32
€88.57
|
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