Cameroon vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$948
$1493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2374
$3660
🏠 One person rent
$452
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$500
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$1757
💸 GDP per capita
$1674
$38373
😃 Human freedom index
5.3
7.95
❤️ Life expectancy
61
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
56
🌐 English speaking %
38%
28.5%
🎓 Higher education
40
92
😀 Quality of life
18
78
🏙️ Population
24.1M
58.9M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($948) is 36% less expensive than in Italy ($1493). Cameroon ranked 95th vs 35th for Italy in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cameroon compared to 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 172nd and 33rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Italy

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 148 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cameroon Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$5.39
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$1489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1004
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.82%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1969
$4368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$2528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.4
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$6.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.72
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$97.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$387
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2694
$10528

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cameroon

City Cost of living Population
Yaounde
$764
2.44M
Garoua
$724
1.75M
Douala
$1368
2.77M
Bafoussam
$794
480K
Bamenda
$714
349K
Ngaoundere
$666
190K
Maroua
$701
201K
Kumba
$933
144K
Buea
$655
131K
Limbe
$710
84.2K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1750
2.75M
Milan
$2146
1.35M
Turin
$1502
842K
Naples
$1449
913K
Genoa
$1498
559K
Palermo
$1211
630K
Bologna
$1671
388K
Florence
$1648
361K
Bari
$1372
316K
Catania
$1229
312K
Verona
$1570
256K
Venice
$1553
250K
Prato
$1528
196K
Messina
$1157
219K
Padua
$1666
206K
Brescia
$1456
196K
Parma
$1478
197K
Trieste
$1362
198K
Modena
$1573
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1394
170K
Rimini
$1471
149K
Livorno
$1454
153K
Ravenna
$1177
156K
Perugia
$1129
162K
Bergamo
$1444
120K
Foggia
$1241
145K
Taranto
$1174
188K
Forli
$1588
116K
Trento
$1605
118K
Monza
$1613
122K