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
FCFA2,911
|
$16.15
€15.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
$10.06
€9.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA866
|
$2.55
€2.44
|
|
| 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
FCFA6,165
|
$6.83
€6.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
$5.53
€5.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
$5.05
€4.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA502
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA489
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA352
|
$1.31
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.71
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
$7.22
€6.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$38.81
€37.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
$28,223.13
€27,059.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
$19.13
€18.34
|
|
pay 55.7% more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
$28.87
€27.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
$656.19
€629.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
$511.91
€490.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
$150.39
€144.19
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
$508.72
€487.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
$9,465.55
€9,075.31
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA719
|
$5.01
€4.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
$1.69
€1.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
$52.12
€49.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$9.39
€9.00
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
$78.41
€75.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
$33.87
€32.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
$86.07
€82.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
$115.43
€110.67
|
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