Cost of Living Comparison Between Cameroon and Italy Cost of Living Comparison Between Cameroon and Italy

🙂 Solo nomad: Cameroon is 22% cheaper than Italy without rent, and 26.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Cameroon is 17.1% cheaper than Italy without rent, and 19.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cameroon
Italy
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.22 FCFA 2,953
$17.2 €14.85
-69.65%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$118 FCFA 67K
$80 €69.1
47.96%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.39 FCFA 3,048
$11.38 €9.82
-52.64%
Cappuccino
$1.84 FCFA 1,044
$2 €1.72
-8.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.47 FCFA 830
$2.87 €2.48
-48.78%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.67 FCFA 377
$1.35 €1.17
-50.37%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.12 FCFA 632
$5.68 €4.91
-80.28%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.61 FCFA 1,478
$5.1 €4.4
-48.82%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cameroon
Italy
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.63 FCFA 1,491
$1.68 €1.45
56.55%
White Bread (500g)
$0.68 FCFA 384
$2.31 €2
-70.56%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.6 FCFA 904
$2.9 €2.5
-44.83%
Eggs
$1.96 FCFA 1,108
$4.04 €3.49
-51.49%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$15.25 FCFA 8,630
$16.69 €14.41
-8.63%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.53 FCFA 3,131
$12.25 €10.58
-54.86%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.77 FCFA 3,267
$20.16 €17.4
-71.38%
Apples (1kg)
$3.48 FCFA 1,969
$2.47 €2.13
40.89%
Banana (1kg)
$1.57 FCFA 889
$2.12 €1.83
-25.94%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.68 FCFA 953
$2.71 €2.34
-38.01%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.41 FCFA 798
$3.28 €2.83
-57.01%
Potato (1kg)
$1.91 FCFA 1,081
$2.04 €1.76
-6.37%
Onion (1kg)
$1.66 FCFA 938
$1.82 €1.57
-8.79%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.69 FCFA 392
$1.47 €1.27
-53.06%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.73 FCFA 411
$0.51 €0.44
43.14%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.79 FCFA 1,015
$6.75 €5.83
-73.48%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.82 FCFA 4,992
$7 €6.04
26.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.36 FCFA 770
$1.82 €1.57
-25.27%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.84 FCFA 1,044
$2.53 €2.18
-27.27%
🚌 Getting Around
Cameroon
Italy
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.76 FCFA 431
$1.96 €1.69
-61.22%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.45 FCFA 9,878
$42.43 €36.63
-58.87%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.56 FCFA 315
$5.68 €4.9
-90.14%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.46 FCFA 258
$1.59 €1.38
-71.07%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.08 FCFA 3,441
$34.1 €29.45
-82.17%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.38 FCFA 782
$2.01 €1.74
-31.34%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.9K FCFA 17.5M
$31.8K €27.4K
-2.88%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$15.5K FCFA 8.7M
$32.7K €28.2K
-52.72%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cameroon
Italy
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$144 FCFA 81.3K
$222 €192
-35.46%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.84 FCFA 12.9K
$13.37 €11.55
70.83%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$132 FCFA 75K
$31.76 €27.42
317.10%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cameroon
Italy
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$22.56 FCFA 12.8K
$57.5 €49.63
-60.75%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$4.89 FCFA 2,768
$25.84 €22.31
-81.08%
Cinema Ticket
$6.47 FCFA 3,664
$10.21 €8.82
-36.63%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cameroon
Italy
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$532 FCFA 301.1K
$576 €497
-7.60%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,397 FCFA 1.9M
$10.7K €9,249
-68.29%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cameroon
Italy
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$64.3 FCFA 36.4K
$92.9 €80.2
-30.75%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$61.5 FCFA 34.8K
$40.84 €35.26
50.49%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$138 FCFA 78.2K
$98.4 €84.9
40.49%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$130 FCFA 73.3K
$131 €113
-1.16%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cameroon
Italy
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$799 FCFA 452.4K
$853 €737
-6.35%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$471 FCFA 266.6K
$658 €568
-28.37%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,686 FCFA 954.2K
$1,518 €1,311
11.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$842 FCFA 476.7K
$1,072 €926
-21.45%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,069 FCFA 1.2M
$4,096 €3,537
-49.48%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$977 FCFA 553K
$2,595 €2,240
-62.35%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cameroon
Italy
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$167 FCFA 94.3K
$1,960 €1,692
-91.50%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
19.04
4.41
331.75%

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Last update for Cameroon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Italy: October 27, 2025

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