Cameroon vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 5.4% more expensive than Serbia overall.

Restaurants
pay 38.4% less in Cameroon
Groceries
pay 52.0% more in Cameroon
Transportation
pay 31.1% less in Cameroon
Housing
pay 71.0% more in Cameroon
Childcare
pay 13.1% more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.6% less in Cameroon
Clothing
pay 20.9% less in Cameroon

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

Cameroon vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 38.4% less for restaurants

 
Serbia
Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.22
RSD841
$5.36
FCFA3,062
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.48
RSD969
$5.65
FCFA3,229
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.10
RSD214
$1.58
FCFA903

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pay 52.0% more for groceries

 
Serbia
Cameroon
Bread
1 loaf
$0.74
RSD76
$0.65
FCFA371
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.66
RSD477
$7.14
FCFA4,082
Milk (1 gallon) $5.09
RSD521
$11.29
FCFA6,454

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pay 31.1% less for transportation

 
Serbia
Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.88
RSD704
$5.09
FCFA2,908
Monthly public transit pass $30.31
RSD3,101
$17.85
FCFA10,204
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,955.44
RSD3M
$28,239.83
FCFA16M

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pay 71.0% more for housing

 
Serbia
Cameroon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.24
RSD2,685
$116.51
FCFA66,617
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $412.90
RSD42,242
$375.37
FCFA215K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $302.98
RSD30,997
$259.21
FCFA148K

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pay 13.1% more for childcare

 
Serbia
Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $270.33
RSD27,657
$501.98
FCFA287K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,594.36
RSD675K
$2,666.59
FCFA2M

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pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Serbia
Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.49
RSD255
$1.16
FCFA663
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.03
RSD207
$2.31
FCFA1,321
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.41
RSD452
$2.68
FCFA1,532

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pay 20.9% less for clothing

 
Serbia
Cameroon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.65
RSD8,046
$46.05
FCFA26,327
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.57
RSD5,071
$50.16
FCFA28,682
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$107.57
RSD11,005
$82.49
FCFA47,162

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