Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 80.8% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$8.56
€8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA601
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$1.38
€1.29
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
$3.88
€3.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
$2.92
€2.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$0.39
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA320
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 69.9% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
$31.61
€29.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
$23,324.04
€21,787.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
$8.13
€7.59
|
|
pay 30.7% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
$27.13
€25.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
$508.64
€475.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
$362.93
€339.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
$84.67
€79.09
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
$242.86
€226.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
$9,565.21
€8,934.92
|
|
pay 56.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$2.55
€2.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA839
|
$1.70
€1.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
$34.67
€32.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
pay 20.3% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
$56.33
€52.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
$31.75
€29.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
$86.76
€81.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
$122.16
€114.11
|
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