Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 69.2% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
$11.31
€10.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA856
|
$2.10
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$1.65
€1.57
|
|
pay 8.3% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
$4.01
€3.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
$5.18
€4.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA497
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA484
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA559
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 83.7% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
$6.10
€5.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$39.06
€37.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
$9.69
€9.19
|
|
pay 42.0% more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
$691.39
€655.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
$536.29
€508.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
$385.16
€365.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
|
pay 74.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA711
|
$2.71
€2.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA993
|
$2.26
€2.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
$58.84
€55.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$5.48
€5.20
|
|
pay 35.6% more for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
$163.37
€154.93
|
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