Cost of living comparison
Syria is 10.5% cheaper than Cameroon.
If you lived in Syria instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 4.2% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA598
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA294
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA830
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA330
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA316
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA321
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA375
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
|
pay 31.8% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay 9.0% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
|
pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA759
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA835
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
|
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