Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 2.1% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Albania, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$3.92
FCFA2,388
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$3.62
FCFA2,201
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$1.22
FCFA742
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.53
FCFA325
|
|
pay 21.1% more for groceries
Albania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$9.24
FCFA5,620
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$9.56
FCFA5,816
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$1.91
FCFA1,160
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$2.46
FCFA1,498
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.66
FCFA401
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$0.66
FCFA399
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.54
FCFA326
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.58
FCFA353
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
Albania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$4.36
FCFA2,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$13.77
FCFA8,381
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$29,642.86
FCFA18,039,581
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$4.59
FCFA2,791
|
|
pay 89.6% more for housing
Albania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$73.33
FCFA44,625
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$286.46
FCFA174,327
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$195.38
FCFA118,899
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$89.67
FCFA54,572
|
|
pay 4.6% more for childcare
Albania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$212.10
FCFA129,077
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$1,868.56
FCFA1,137,137
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$1.28
FCFA776
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$1.30
FCFA790
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$21.69
FCFA13,200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$7.03
FCFA4,277
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
Albania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$37.88
FCFA23,053
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$49.96
FCFA30,402
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$93.06
FCFA56,634
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$102.50
FCFA62,381
|
|
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