Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 30.7% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 41.9% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$7.91
MDL139.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$6.78
MDL119.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$0.83
MDL14.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.59
MDL10.33
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.54
MDL9.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$5.13
MDL90.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$4.50
MDL79.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$2.54
MDL44.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$2.38
MDL41.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$0.36
MDL6.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.84
MDL14.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.74
MDL12.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.89
MDL15.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.32
MDL5.61
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Cameroon
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$5.23
MDL92.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$13.23
MDL232.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$24,307.77
MDL427,860.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$4.24
MDL74.63
|
|
pay 34.6% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$10.39
MDL182.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$434.87
MDL7,654.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$331.07
MDL5,827.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$182.16
MDL3,206.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$377.26
MDL6,640.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$4,340.62
MDL76,402.68
|
|
pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$1.41
MDL24.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$1.73
MDL30.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$2.72
MDL47.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$44.49
MDL783.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$7.35
MDL129.35
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$52.76
MDL928.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$46.75
MDL822.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$91.45
MDL1,609.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$123.65
MDL2,176.49
|
|
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