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
€13.15
|
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.74
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.02
|
$1.38
FCFA856
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.04
|
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.94
|
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.52
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.19
|
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.80
FCFA497
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.78
FCFA484
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.07
|
$0.56
FCFA349
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.90
FCFA559
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.05
|
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.49
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€31,906.62
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.82
|
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
|
Spain
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.22
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€827.31
|
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€656.39
|
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€98.60
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€366.04
|
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,972.55
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.70
|
$1.14
FCFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.88
|
$1.60
FCFA993
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.36
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.65
|
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.19
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€71.97
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.46
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€73.93
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€86.67
|
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
|
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