Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 13.4% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Romania, you would:
pay 42.9% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.16
|
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.03
|
$0.98
FCFA601
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.58
|
$0.48
FCFA296
|
|
pay 49.4% more for groceries
Romania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.22
|
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.13
|
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.35
|
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.74
|
$0.54
FCFA332
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$0.52
FCFA318
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.06
|
$0.53
FCFA323
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.62
FCFA378
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.52
FCFA320
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Romania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.08
|
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.32
|
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.42
|
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Romania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON986.88
|
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
|
pay 51.6% less for childcare
Romania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
|
pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.34
|
$1.25
FCFA764
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.39
|
$1.37
FCFA839
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.38
|
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.27
|
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
Romania
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.02
|
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
|
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