Cost of living comparison
Albania is 40.4% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Albania instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 50.2% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA856
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
$3.11
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA497
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA484
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA559
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
|
pay 13.1% less for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
|
pay 9.4% less for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
|
pay 56.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA711
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA993
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
|
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