Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 44.5% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.07
|
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.99
|
$1.38
FCFA866
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.86
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.48
|
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.66
|
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.37
|
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.80
FCFA502
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$0.78
FCFA489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.65
|
$0.56
FCFA352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.10
|
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.61
|
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
pay 38.6% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.35
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,460.70
|
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.98
|
$1.14
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.21
|
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€78.38
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.11
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€92.22
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€122.41
|
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
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