Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 2.1 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$11.31
SEK121.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$9.30
SEK99.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$1.93
SEK20.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$1.88
SEK20.19
|
|
pay 67.0% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$2.55
SEK27.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$5.31
SEK56.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$5.59
SEK59.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$3.82
SEK40.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$4.89
SEK52.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$1.22
SEK13.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$1.07
SEK11.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$1.14
SEK12.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$1.80
SEK19.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.67
SEK7.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.72
SEK7.75
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$6.80
SEK72.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$68.13
SEK730.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$27,059.79
SEK289,999.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$21.32
SEK228.48
|
|
pay 88.9% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$29.04
SEK311.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$873.36
SEK9,359.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$653.04
SEK6,998.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$69.04
SEK739.92
|
|
pay 5.0% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$121.10
SEK1,297.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,612.84
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$6.81
SEK73.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$3.75
SEK40.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$6.25
SEK66.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$39.42
SEK422.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$13.75
SEK147.33
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$80.13
SEK858.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$34.51
SEK369.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$82.17
SEK880.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$117.97
SEK1,264.30
|
|
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