Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.0 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Italy instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,915
|
$16.15
€15.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,829
|
$10.06
€9.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA867
|
$2.55
€2.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
pay 55.6% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,173
|
$6.83
€6.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,926
|
$5.53
€5.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,121
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,971
|
$5.05
€4.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,027
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA503
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$1.31
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA426
|
$0.71
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,774
|
$7.22
€6.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$38.81
€37.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,250,132
|
$28,223.13
€27,090.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,452
|
$19.13
€18.36
|
|
pay 55.7% more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,583
|
$28.87
€27.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,997
|
$656.19
€629.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA167,024
|
$511.91
€491.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,990
|
$150.39
€144.36
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,357
|
$508.72
€488.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,676,537
|
$9,465.55
€9,085.76
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA720
|
$5.01
€4.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
$1.69
€1.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,200
|
$6.20
€5.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,718
|
$52.12
€50.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$9.39
€9.01
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,302
|
$78.41
€75.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,863
|
$33.87
€32.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,887
|
$86.07
€82.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,579
|
$115.43
€110.80
|
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