Cost of living comparison

 Cameroon
compared to
 Albania
Albania vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 40.4% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants
pay 50.2% more in Albania
Groceries
pay 1.6% more in Albania
Transportation
pay 3.0 times more in Albania
Housing
pay 13.1% less in Albania
Childcare
pay 9.4% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports
pay 56.8% more in Albania
Clothing
pay 0.8% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

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
FCFA2,792
$8.37
ALL772
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.49
FCFA2,710
$6.97
ALL643
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
FCFA830
$1.66
ALL153

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pay 1.6% more for groceries

 
Cameroon
Albania
Bread
1 loaf
$0.40
FCFA243
$0.85
ALL78
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.80
FCFA5,913
$5.29
ALL488
Milk (1 gallon) $9.41
FCFA5,677
$7.20
ALL664

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

 
Cameroon
Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.41
FCFA2,657
$7.81
ALL721
Monthly public transit pass $16.34
FCFA9,855
$17.64
ALL1,627
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,808.69
FCFA15,566,538
$28,265.14
ALL2,607,568

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pay 13.1% less for housing

 
Cameroon
Albania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$96.22
FCFA58,034
$16.01
ALL1,477
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $355.76
FCFA214,574
$447.88
ALL41,319
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $265.27
FCFA159,998
$324.85
ALL29,969

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pay 9.4% less for childcare

 
Cameroon
Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $343.62
FCFA207,256
$168.56
ALL15,551
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,662.70
FCFA1,606,010
$3,514.89
ALL324,262

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pay 56.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Cameroon
Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.14
FCFA690
$2.60
ALL240
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.60
FCFA963
$1.77
ALL164
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.91
FCFA1,150
$3.70
ALL342

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

 
Cameroon
Albania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$41.77
FCFA25,196
$50.86
ALL4,692
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$52.19
FCFA31,481
$40.61
ALL3,746
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$96.70
FCFA58,326
$90.86
ALL8,382

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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