Cost of living comparison
Albania is 39.0% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Albania instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 58.9% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$7.46
ALL688
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$4.90
ALL452
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$6.95
ALL641
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$3.21
ALL296
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.72
ALL66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.64
ALL59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$7.84
ALL722
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
|
pay 14.5% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
|
pay 14.1% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
|
pay 55.2% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$2.48
ALL229
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$1.54
ALL142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$8.18
ALL754
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
|
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