Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 32.5% cheaper than Cameroon.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 26.5% less for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA601
|
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA320
|
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
|
pay 21.8% less for transportation
Cameroon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
|
pay 64.6% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
|
pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA839
|
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
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