Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 2.0 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 100.0% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$10.57
€9.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$7.05
€6.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.45
€1.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$5.22
€4.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$4.56
€4.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$2.99
€2.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.36
€0.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
pay 94.1% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$6.88
€6.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$45.63
€41.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$24,770.47
€22,767.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$9.34
€8.59
|
|
pay 22.7% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$353.00
€324.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$271.19
€249.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$185.26
€170.28
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$388.30
€356.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$13,208.99
€12,141.04
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$4.17
€3.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$5.02
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$45.72
€42.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$9.97
€9.16
|
|
pay 26.5% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$78.71
€72.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$43.65
€40.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$84.70
€77.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$122.77
€112.84
|
|
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