Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 35.4% cheaper than Germany overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.6% less in Cameroon
- Groceries
-
pay 3.2% less in Cameroon
- Transportation
-
pay 50.1% less in Cameroon
- Housing
-
pay 20.7% less in Cameroon
- Childcare
-
pay 51.7% less in Cameroon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.9% less in Cameroon
- Clothing
-
pay 6.5% less in Cameroon
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in Cameroon.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Germany, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€12.81
|
$4.63
FCFA2,771
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.30
|
$4.49
FCFA2,689
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.56
|
$1.38
FCFA824
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.20
|
$0.56
FCFA336
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.85
|
$0.40
FCFA241
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.12
|
$9.80
FCFA5,867
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€4.00
|
$9.41
FCFA5,633
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.11
|
$1.78
FCFA1,066
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.69
|
$3.13
FCFA1,874
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.16
|
$1.63
FCFA976
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.80
FCFA478
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.78
FCFA466
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.92
|
$0.56
FCFA335
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.90
FCFA537
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.63
|
$0.68
FCFA405
|
|
pay 50.1% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.45
|
$4.41
FCFA2,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€48.32
|
$16.34
FCFA9,779
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€26,285.33
|
$25,808.69
FCFA15,446,983
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€21.00
|
$3.89
FCFA2,331
|
|
pay 20.7% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€44.00
|
$96.22
FCFA57,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€721.18
|
$355.76
FCFA212,926
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€570.52
|
$265.27
FCFA158,769
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€209.92
|
$69.86
FCFA41,815
|
|
pay 51.7% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€418.25
|
$343.62
FCFA205,664
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,231.12
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,593,676
|
|
pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€4.03
|
$1.14
FCFA685
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.18
|
$1.60
FCFA955
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€7.97
|
$1.91
FCFA1,141
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€32.85
|
$28.14
FCFA16,842
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€11.68
|
$8.17
FCFA4,890
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€75.13
|
$41.77
FCFA25,002
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€37.21
|
$52.19
FCFA31,239
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€83.57
|
$96.70
FCFA57,878
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€112.62
|
$110.51
FCFA66,140
|
|
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