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Cost of Living Comparison Between Buea and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Buea and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Buea is 51.2% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 75.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Buea is 61.1% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 76.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Buea
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.71 FCFA 965
$16.17 €13.94
-89.42%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
-
$63.5 €54.7
-
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.26 FCFA 3,539
$10.40 €8.96
-39.81%
Cappuccino
$2.16 FCFA 1,221
$2.77 €2.38
-22.02%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.21 FCFA 682
$2.32 €2.00
-47.84%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.49 FCFA 277
$1.54 €1.33
-68.18%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.08 FCFA 609
$3.55 €3.06
-69.58%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.37 FCFA 776
$3.90 €3.36
-64.87%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Buea
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$3.14 FCFA 1,777
$1.13 €0.98
177.88%
White Bread (500g)
$0.42 FCFA 235
$1.83 €1.58
-77.05%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.60 FCFA 902
$1.77 €1.53
-9.60%
Eggs
$2.68 FCFA 1,515
$3.13 €2.70
-14.38%
Local Cheese (1kg)
-
$13.19 €11.37
-
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
-
$7.80 €6.73
-
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.31 FCFA 2,434
$15.93 €13.73
-72.94%
Apples (1kg)
$3.63 FCFA 2,052
$2.27 €1.96
59.91%
Banana (1kg)
$1.38 FCFA 781
$1.72 €1.48
-19.77%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.86 FCFA 485
$1.98 €1.71
-56.57%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.44 FCFA 813
$2.44 €2.10
-40.98%
Potato (1kg)
$1.80 FCFA 1,019
$1.80 €1.55
-
Onion (1kg)
$1.39 FCFA 784
$2.05 €1.77
-32.20%
Lettuce (1 head)
-
$1.91 €1.65
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.69 FCFA 393
$0.78 €0.68
-11.54%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
-
$6.65 €5.73
-
Wine (Bottle)
$9.12 FCFA 5,156
$5.67 €4.89
60.85%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.22 FCFA 689
$1.33 €1.15
-8.27%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.72 FCFA 971
$3.00 €2.59
-42.67%
🚌 Getting Around
Buea
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$2.34 €2.02
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$46.03 €39.68
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.25 FCFA 141
$4.25 €3.67
-94.12%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.50 FCFA 283
$0.80 €0.69
-37.50%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.32 FCFA 3,009
$18.60 €16.03
-71.40%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.18 FCFA 669
$2.07 €1.78
-43.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K FCFA 10.8M
$34.2K €29.5K
-44.23%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$21.4K FCFA 12.1M
$39.0K €33.6K
-45.26%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Buea
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$62.0 FCFA 35.1K
$147 €127
-57.75%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.92 FCFA 10.1K
$20.52 €17.69
-12.67%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$111 FCFA 62.9K
$40.18 €34.64
177.13%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Buea
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$26.31 FCFA 14.9K
$49.53 €42.70
-46.88%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$4.52 FCFA 2,555
$18.68 €16.10
-75.80%
Cinema Ticket
-
$9.10 €7.85
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Buea
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$615 FCFA 347.5K
$613 €529
0.29%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$16.3K €14.1K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Buea
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.34 FCFA 20.0K
$102 €88.2
-65.45%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$40.77 €35.14
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$94.6 €81.6
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$71.1 FCFA 40.2K
$119 €102
-40.06%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Buea
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$69.5 FCFA 39.3K
$1,625 €1,401
-95.72%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$62.6 FCFA 35.4K
$1,253 €1,080
-95.00%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$3,126 €2,695
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$215 FCFA 121.2K
$2,042 €1,760
-89.49%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$7,814 €6,735
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,389 €3,783
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Buea
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$135 FCFA 76.5K
$1,516 €1,307
-91.07%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
3.81
-

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Last update for Buea: January 11, 2026

Last update for Lisbon: January 11, 2026

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