Cost of living comparison
Greece is 70.5% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Greece instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 86.1% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
$13.17
€12.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA866
|
$2.07
€1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 22.8% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
$6.30
€6.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
$5.99
€5.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
$4.23
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
$0.88
€0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA502
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA489
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA352
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
$7.55
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$40.19
€38.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
$13.82
€13.25
|
|
pay 45.2% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
$524.36
€502.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
$392.21
€376.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
|
pay 79.0% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
$413.12
€396.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA719
|
$4.40
€4.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
$3.49
€3.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
$48.72
€46.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$8.82
€8.46
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
$83.64
€80.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
$83.15
€79.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
$93.42
€89.57
|
|
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