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Romania vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 33.7% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.7% more in Romania
Groceries: pay 11.5% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 28.1% more in Romania
Housing: pay 8.0% less in Romania
Childcare: pay 99.7% more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.3% more in Romania
Clothing: pay 2.5% more in Romania

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Romania are more expensive than in Cameroon. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Romania. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Romania.

Romania vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Romania instead of Cameroon, you would:

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pay 69.7% more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.36 FCFA3,017	$10.04 RON43.92	+87.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 FCFA3,181	$7.48 RON32.70	+32.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 FCFA890	$1.94 RON8.49	+22.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA386	$1.61 RON7.06	+135.9%
Average			+69.7%

Cameroon vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.5% less for groceries

	Cameroon	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 FCFA365	$1.18 RON5.16	+82.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 FCFA4,022	$4.01 RON17.55	-43.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 FCFA6,359	$5.61 RON24.52	-50.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,212	$3.05 RON13.32	+41.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,596	$2.90 RON12.68	+2.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 FCFA1,079	$0.51 RON2.22	-73.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA476	$0.70 RON3.05	-17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA441	$0.70 RON3.07	-10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 FCFA346	$0.93 RON4.07	+51.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 FCFA583	$0.39 RON1.72	-62.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA439	$0.42 RON1.81	-46.7%
Average			-11.5%

Cameroon vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.1% more for transportation

	Cameroon	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 FCFA2,865	$6.02 RON26.33	+18.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.85 FCFA10,054	$23.52 RON102.83	+31.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,239.83 FCFA15,908,721	$27,339.27 RON119,543.71	-3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.28 FCFA2,411	$7.08 RON30.95	+65.4%
Average			+28.1%

Cameroon vs. Romania - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.0% less for housing

	Cameroon	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$116.51 FCFA65,636	$9.24 RON40.40	-92.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$375.37 FCFA211,459	$390.19 RON1,706.16	+4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.21 FCFA146,023	$289.13 RON1,264.24	+11.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.43 FCFA45,311	$116.41 RON509.02	+44.7%
Average			-8.0%

Cameroon vs. Romania - Cost of housing

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pay 99.7% more for childcare

	Cameroon	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$501.98 FCFA282,786	$526.34 RON2,301.46	+4.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,666.59 FCFA1,502,203	$7,853.44 RON34,339.94	+194.5%
Average			+99.7%

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pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 FCFA653	$2.34 RON10.25	+102.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 FCFA1,301	$2.50 RON10.95	+8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,509	$5.88 RON25.71	+119.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.01 FCFA14,091	$42.19 RON184.50	+68.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.92 FCFA5,027	$6.90 RON30.19	-22.6%
Average			+55.3%

Cameroon vs. Romania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.5% more for clothing

	Cameroon	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.05 FCFA25,939	$66.67 RON291.52	+44.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.16 FCFA28,260	$38.50 RON168.34	-23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.49 FCFA46,468	$78.13 RON341.63	-5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.26 FCFA53,100	$88.57 RON387.30	-6.0%
Average			+2.5%

Cameroon vs. Romania - Cost of clothing

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