Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 5.4% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 48.7% less for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.24
|
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.57
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.98
|
$1.38
FCFA856
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.52
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
pay 38.2% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.54
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.50
|
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.85
|
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.53
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.90
|
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.70
|
$0.80
FCFA497
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$0.78
FCFA484
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.35
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.90
FCFA559
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.69
|
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.43
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,347.03
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.07
|
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€13.88
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€481.33
|
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€329.80
|
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€139.39
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€452.40
|
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,273.29
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$1.14
FCFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.74
|
$1.60
FCFA993
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.89
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.29
|
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.78
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€89.64
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.56
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€84.25
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€134.11
|
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
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