Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.5 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Israel instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,915
|
$18.92
₪70.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,829
|
$14.73
₪54.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA867
|
$2.61
₪9.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$2.05
₪7.59
|
|
pay 52.1% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$2.24
₪8.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,173
|
$6.94
₪25.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,926
|
$6.77
₪25.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,121
|
$3.74
₪13.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,971
|
$4.50
₪16.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,027
|
$1.39
₪5.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA503
|
$0.90
₪3.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.79
₪2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$0.90
₪3.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$0.63
₪2.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA426
|
$0.60
₪2.23
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,774
|
$7.15
₪26.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$55.86
₪206.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,250,132
|
$38,349.49
₪141,969.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,452
|
$12.71
₪47.03
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Cameroon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,583
|
$26.90
₪99.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,997
|
$996.96
₪3,690.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA167,024
|
$867.88
₪3,212.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,990
|
$164.21
₪607.89
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,357
|
$878.81
₪3,253.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,676,537
|
$11,812.07
₪43,728.29
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA720
|
$7.94
₪29.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
$3.67
₪13.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,200
|
$9.64
₪35.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,718
|
$64.13
₪237.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$11.47
₪42.48
|
|
pay 33.7% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,302
|
$83.32
₪308.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,863
|
$53.42
₪197.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,887
|
$112.69
₪417.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,579
|
$128.71
₪476.49
|
|
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