Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 20.0% cheaper than Cameroon.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 9.8% less for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$2.68
LKR798.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$6.46
LKR1,925.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$0.64
LKR189.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.33
LKR98.48
|
|
pay 14.7% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.58
LKR174.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$6.28
LKR1,873.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$5.98
LKR1,783.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$2.14
LKR636.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$2.26
LKR674.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$2.80
LKR836.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.42
LKR125.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$2.35
LKR701.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.61
LKR182.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.46
LKR136.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.43
LKR128.65
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
Cameroon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$4.75
LKR1,414.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$6.21
LKR1,850.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$33,035.83
LKR9,849,342.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$3.08
LKR917.86
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$14.05
LKR4,188.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$150.86
LKR44,978.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$101.60
LKR30,289.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$30.30
LKR9,032.30
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$24.77
LKR7,383.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$520.09
LKR155,058.87
|
|
pay 63.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$2.01
LKR600.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$2.33
LKR693.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$7.45
LKR2,222.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$12.08
LKR3,601.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$3.25
LKR968.64
|
|
pay 50.2% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$27.19
LKR8,105.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$18.21
LKR5,430.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$54.88
LKR16,361.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$32.71
LKR9,751.02
|
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