Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 13.0% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.1% more in Cameroon
- Groceries
-
pay 19.2% more in Cameroon
- Transportation
-
pay 15.8% more in Cameroon
- Housing
-
pay 42.5% less in Cameroon
- Childcare
-
pay 2.1 times more in Cameroon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.2% less in Cameroon
- Clothing
-
pay 15.7% less in Cameroon
The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Cameroon are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cameroon. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Cameroon.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB788.24
|
$4.63
FCFA2,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB819.15
|
$4.49
FCFA2,710
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB103.13
|
$1.38
FCFA830
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB65.97
|
$0.56
FCFA338
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB157.85
|
$0.40
FCFA243
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB637.61
|
$9.80
FCFA5,913
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB798.56
|
$9.41
FCFA5,677
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB348.03
|
$1.78
FCFA1,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB741.75
|
$3.13
FCFA1,889
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB433.71
|
$1.63
FCFA983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB66.52
|
$0.80
FCFA482
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB141.65
|
$0.78
FCFA469
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB50.78
|
$0.56
FCFA338
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB40.89
|
$0.90
FCFA542
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB104.33
|
$0.68
FCFA408
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB641.06
|
$4.41
FCFA2,657
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,313.73
|
$16.34
FCFA9,855
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,284,315.50
|
$25,808.69
FCFA15,566,538
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB481.48
|
$3.89
FCFA2,349
|
|
pay 42.5% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,486.61
|
$96.22
FCFA58,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB84,748.48
|
$355.76
FCFA214,574
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB55,536.76
|
$265.27
FCFA159,998
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,400.33
|
$69.86
FCFA42,139
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,703.36
|
$343.62
FCFA207,256
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,769,447.56
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,606,010
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB131.37
|
$1.14
FCFA690
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB151.04
|
$1.60
FCFA963
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB525.49
|
$1.91
FCFA1,150
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,901.70
|
$28.14
FCFA16,972
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB880.20
|
$8.17
FCFA4,927
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,349.68
|
$41.77
FCFA25,196
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,874.84
|
$52.19
FCFA31,481
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,298.96
|
$96.70
FCFA58,326
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,675.61
|
$110.51
FCFA66,652
|
|
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