Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 2.1 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 96.2% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
$8.99
€8.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA598
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA294
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
$4.58
€4.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
$4.83
€4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA830
|
$0.49
€0.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA330
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA316
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA321
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA375
|
$0.32
€0.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 83.7% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
$7.32
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
$38.37
€35.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
$21,439.27
€19,909.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
pay 36.1% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
$16.90
€15.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
$342.38
€317.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
$247.16
€229.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
$199.93
€185.66
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
$261.48
€242.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
$14,283.25
€13,264.14
|
|
pay 92.9% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA759
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA835
|
$2.55
€2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
$37.76
€35.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
$7.56
€7.02
|
|
pay 23.5% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
$68.48
€63.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
$40.46
€37.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
$75.05
€69.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
$104.60
€97.14
|
|
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