Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Cameroon

Cameroon vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 5.0% cheaper than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.3% less in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 44.4% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 17.3% less in Cameroon
Housing: pay 1.9% more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 30.5% less in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% less in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 10.5% more in Cameroon

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

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Cameroon vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.3% less for restaurants

	Romania	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 RON46.44	$3.13 FCFA1,827	-68.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.22 RON34.13	$5.97 FCFA3,488	-17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RON8.86	$1.47 FCFA858	-21.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RON7.43	$0.61 FCFA354	-61.4%
Average			-50.3%

Romania vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.4% more for groceries

	Romania	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 RON5.19	$0.62 FCFA362	-43.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 RON17.78	$9.67 FCFA5,647	+157.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RON25.36	$11.73 FCFA6,848	+118.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 RON13.77	$1.95 FCFA1,137	-33.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.69 RON12.72	$3.23 FCFA1,885	+20.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.42	$2.00 FCFA1,166	+290.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RON3.18	$0.82 FCFA477	+21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON3.08	$0.75 FCFA437	+15.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RON4.19	$0.62 FCFA361	-30.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RON1.66	$0.99 FCFA578	+181.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.70	$0.75 FCFA435	+107.2%
Average			+44.4%

Romania vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.3% less for transportation

	Romania	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 RON30.98	$5.10 FCFA2,980	-22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.38 RON110.58	$17.07 FCFA9,966	-27.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,083.66 RON128K	$27,027.90 FCFA16M	-0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.64 RON31.43	$5.26 FCFA3,073	-20.8%
Average			-17.3%

Romania vs. Cameroon - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.9% more for housing

	Romania	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.56 RON40.50	$132.77 FCFA77,514	+1450.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.73 RON1,758.50	$350.62 FCFA205K	-5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.26 RON1,330.53	$251.12 FCFA147K	-10.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.14 RON506.84	$76.92 FCFA44,908	-28.2%
Average			+1.9%

Romania vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 30.5% less for childcare

	Romania	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.75 RON2,283.68	$548.40 FCFA320K	+13.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	$3,026.87 FCFA2M	-57.5%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 RON10.31	$1.15 FCFA673	-47.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RON11.57	$2.04 FCFA1,193	-16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 RON27.03	$2.28 FCFA1,329	-60.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.73 RON183.19	$29.87 FCFA17,441	-22.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 RON33.75	$8.54 FCFA4,983	+19.6%
Average			-24.1%

Romania vs. Cameroon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.5% more for clothing

	Romania	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.00 RON293.30	$43.64 FCFA25,480	-29.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.53 RON168.09	$53.68 FCFA31,338	+51.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.18 RON365.11	$101.03 FCFA58,984	+30.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.19 RON402.98	$91.18 FCFA53,233	+7.0%
Average			+10.5%

Romania vs. Cameroon - Cost of clothing

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