Cost of living comparison
Poland is 47.7% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Poland instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 85.5% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,320
|
$6.88
zł27.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,933
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA604
|
$1.30
zł5.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA297
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,413
|
$3.34
zł13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,269
|
$2.82
zł11.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,181
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,299
|
$2.20
zł8.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA838
|
$0.38
zł1.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA333
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA319
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA324
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA379
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA322
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 38.4% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,395
|
$5.68
zł22.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA9,022
|
$23.91
zł96.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,319,917
|
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,436
|
$6.31
zł25.54
|
|
pay 50.8% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,487
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA173,423
|
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA116,310
|
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,553
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA127,460
|
$228.50
zł924.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA948,517
|
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
|
pay 61.8% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA767
|
$2.34
zł9.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$2.45
zł9.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,083
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,068
|
$27.45
zł111.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,609
|
$5.63
zł22.76
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,819
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,566
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,274
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,421
|
$75.24
zł304.33
|
|
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