Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 19.8% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Spain, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.29
|
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.84
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$1.38
FCFA866
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.11
|
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.99
|
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.22
|
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.80
FCFA502
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.78
FCFA489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.09
|
$0.56
FCFA352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.12
|
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.85
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€32,256.88
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.97
|
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
|
Spain
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.55
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€836.40
|
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€663.60
|
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€99.68
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€370.06
|
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€7,049.10
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.73
|
$1.14
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.90
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.42
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.28
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€72.76
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.79
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€74.74
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€87.62
|
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
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