Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 25.3% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Italy, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.32
|
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.54
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.42
|
$1.38
FCFA856
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.16
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
pay 5.3% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.48
|
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.25
|
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.79
|
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.80
FCFA497
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.78
FCFA484
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.24
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.90
FCFA559
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
pay 46.3% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.85
|
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€36.80
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,765.75
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.14
|
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.38
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€622.30
|
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€485.48
|
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€142.63
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€482.45
|
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,976.76
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.75
|
$1.14
FCFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.60
|
$1.60
FCFA993
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.43
|
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.91
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€74.36
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.12
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€81.62
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€109.47
|
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
|
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