Cost of living comparison
Romania is 46.5% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Romania instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$8.50
RON38.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$6.39
RON29.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.73
RON7.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$1.42
RON6.51
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$1.09
RON4.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$3.76
RON17.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$5.57
RON25.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$2.98
RON13.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$2.73
RON12.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$0.47
RON2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.67
RON3.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.64
RON2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.84
RON3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.37
RON1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.41
RON1.90
|
|
pay 24.0% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$5.68
RON25.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$19.80
RON90.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$25,308.53
RON115,816.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$6.26
RON28.66
|
|
pay 2.6% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$8.81
RON40.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$370.46
RON1,695.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$263.66
RON1,206.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$101.60
RON464.94
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$363.62
RON1,664.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$5,956.82
RON27,259.58
|
|
pay 70.4% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$2.02
RON9.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$2.17
RON9.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$5.28
RON24.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$37.57
RON171.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$6.14
RON28.11
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$59.54
RON272.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$34.40
RON157.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$69.71
RON319.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$80.78
RON369.65
|
|
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