Cost of Living Comparison Between Cameroon and Germany Cost of Living Comparison Between Cameroon and Germany

🙂 Solo nomad: Cameroon is 31.1% cheaper than Germany without rent, and 37.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Cameroon is 22.7% cheaper than Germany without rent, and 31.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cameroon
Germany
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.22 FCFA 2,953
$17.11 €14.78
-69.49%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$118 FCFA 67K
$74.9 €64.7
58.01%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.39 FCFA 3,048
$11.47 €9.91
-53.01%
Cappuccino
$1.84 FCFA 1,044
$4.01 €3.46
-54.11%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.47 FCFA 830
$3.33 €2.88
-55.86%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.67 FCFA 377
$2.89 €2.5
-76.82%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.12 FCFA 632
$5.24 €4.52
-78.63%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 FCFA 1,478
$4.58 €3.95
-43.01%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cameroon
Germany
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.63 FCFA 1,491
$1.26 €1.08
108.73%
White Bread (500g)
$0.68 FCFA 384
$2.19 €1.89
-68.95%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.6 FCFA 904
$3.46 €2.99
-53.76%
Eggs
$1.96 FCFA 1,108
$3.79 €3.28
-48.28%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$15.25 FCFA 8,630
$14.73 €12.72
3.53%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.53 FCFA 3,131
$13.83 €11.94
-60.01%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.77 FCFA 3,267
$19.93 €17.21
-71.05%
Apples (1kg)
$3.48 FCFA 1,969
$3.18 €2.75
9.43%
Banana (1kg)
$1.57 FCFA 889
$1.79 €1.55
-12.29%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.68 FCFA 953
$2.32 €2
-27.59%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.41 FCFA 798
$4.73 €4.09
-70.19%
Potato (1kg)
$1.91 FCFA 1,081
$1.58 €1.37
20.89%
Onion (1kg)
$1.66 FCFA 938
$1.62 €1.4
2.47%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.69 FCFA 392
$1.86 €1.6
-62.90%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.73 FCFA 411
$1.07 €0.92
-31.78%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.79 FCFA 1,015
$9.84 €8.5
-81.81%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.82 FCFA 4,992
$6.85 €5.92
28.76%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.36 FCFA 770
$1.1 €0.95
23.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.84 FCFA 1,044
$1.7 €1.46
8.24%
🚌 Getting Around
Cameroon
Germany
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.76 FCFA 431
$3.68 €3.18
-79.35%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.45 FCFA 9,878
$68 €58.7
-74.32%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.56 FCFA 315
$5.87 €5.07
-90.46%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.46 FCFA 258
$2.23 €1.92
-79.37%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.08 FCFA 3,441
$37.69 €32.54
-83.87%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.38 FCFA 782
$1.97 €1.7
-29.95%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.9K FCFA 17.5M
$31.7K €27.4K
-2.63%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$15.5K FCFA 8.7M
$37.3K €32.2K
-58.59%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cameroon
Germany
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$144 FCFA 81.3K
$350 €302
-59.00%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.84 FCFA 12.9K
$27.07 €23.37
-15.63%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$132 FCFA 75K
$51.9 €44.83
155.14%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cameroon
Germany
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$22.56 FCFA 12.8K
$40.64 €35.09
-44.49%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$4.89 FCFA 2,768
$24.54 €21.19
-80.07%
Cinema Ticket
$6.47 FCFA 3,664
$14.15 €12.22
-54.28%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cameroon
Germany
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$532 FCFA 301.1K
$463 €400
14.87%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,397 FCFA 1.9M
$15.1K €13K
-77.50%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cameroon
Germany
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$64.3 FCFA 36.4K
$94.4 €81.5
-31.84%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$61.5 FCFA 34.8K
$43.6 €37.65
40.96%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$138 FCFA 78.2K
$100 €86.7
37.55%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$130 FCFA 73.3K
$133 €115
-2.56%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cameroon
Germany
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$799 FCFA 452.4K
$1,042 €900
-23.32%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$471 FCFA 266.6K
$765 €660
-38.40%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,686 FCFA 954.2K
$1,909 €1,648
-11.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$842 FCFA 476.7K
$1,445 €1,247
-41.71%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,069 FCFA 1.2M
$6,341 €5,475
-67.37%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$977 FCFA 553K
$4,896 €4,227
-80.05%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cameroon
Germany
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$167 FCFA 94.3K
$3,362 €2,903
-95.05%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
19.04
3.98
378.39%

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Last update for Cameroon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Germany: October 29, 2025

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