Cost of living comparison

Cameroon

compared to

Syria

Syria vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 34.7% cheaper than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.0% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 45.7% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 13.0% less in Syria
Housing: pay 44.5% less in Syria
Childcare: pay 76.2% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.3% less in Syria
Clothing: pay 17.9% less in Syria

Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Syria.

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Syria vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.0% more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.13 FCFA1,827	$6.00 SYP78,012	+91.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 FCFA3,488	$5.25 SYP68,260	-12.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 FCFA858	$1.49 SYP19,370	+1.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 FCFA354	$0.75 SYP9,728	+23.4%
Average			+31.0%

Cameroon vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.7% less for groceries

	Cameroon	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 FCFA362	$0.57 SYP7,359	-8.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.67 FCFA5,647	$2.66 SYP34,538	-72.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.73 FCFA6,848	$4.45 SYP57,812	-62.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 FCFA1,137	$2.06 SYP26,749	+5.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 FCFA1,885	$2.58 SYP33,595	-20.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 FCFA1,166	$0.48 SYP6,207	-76.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 FCFA477	$0.75 SYP9,778	-8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA437	$0.46 SYP6,024	-38.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA361	$0.39 SYP5,036	-37.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 FCFA578	$0.35 SYP4,529	-64.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA435	$0.37 SYP4,837	-50.1%
Average			-45.7%

Cameroon vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.0% less for transportation

	Cameroon	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.10 FCFA2,980	$7.74 SYP101K	+51.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$6.50 SYP84,513	-61.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,027.90 FCFA16M	$17,646.72 SYP229M	-34.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.26 FCFA3,073	$12.26 SYP159K	+132.8%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 44.5% less for housing

	Cameroon	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.77 FCFA77,514	$33.42 SYP434K	-74.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.62 FCFA205K	$234.29 SYP3M	-33.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.12 FCFA147K	$104.84 SYP1M	-58.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.92 FCFA44,908	$72.18 SYP938K	-6.2%
Average			-44.5%

Cameroon vs. Syria - Cost of housing

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pay 76.2% less for childcare

	Cameroon	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$548.40 FCFA320K	$58.71 SYP763K	-89.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,026.87 FCFA2M	$1,608.03 SYP21M	-46.9%
Average			-76.2%

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pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 FCFA673	$2.00 SYP26,004	+73.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 FCFA1,193	$1.99 SYP25,927	-2.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.28 FCFA1,329	$2.93 SYP38,086	+28.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 FCFA17,441	$19.01 SYP247K	-36.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$3.22 SYP41,839	-62.3%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 17.9% less for clothing

	Cameroon	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.64 FCFA25,480	$41.39 SYP538K	-5.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.68 FCFA31,338	$40.79 SYP530K	-24.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.03 FCFA58,984	$71.40 SYP928K	-29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.18 FCFA53,233	$81.36 SYP1M	-10.8%
Average			-17.9%

Cameroon vs. Syria - Cost of clothing

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