Cost of living comparison
Syria is 28.0% cheaper than Cameroon.
If you lived in Syria instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 44.8% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 47.1% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
|
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