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
FCFA2,911
|
$11.31
€10.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
$8.81
€8.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA866
|
$2.10
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$1.65
€1.59
|
|
pay 8.3% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
$4.01
€3.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
$5.18
€4.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA502
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA489
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA352
|
$1.17
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$0.50
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.59
€0.57
|
|
pay 83.7% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
$6.10
€5.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$39.06
€37.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
$27,888.35
€26,738.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
$9.69
€9.29
|
|
pay 42.0% more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
$29.16
€27.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
$691.39
€662.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
$536.29
€514.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
$98.51
€94.45
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
$385.16
€369.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
$8,661.10
€8,304.03
|
|
pay 74.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA719
|
$2.71
€2.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
$2.26
€2.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
$4.12
€3.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
$58.84
€56.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$5.48
€5.25
|
|
pay 35.6% more for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
$83.30
€79.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
$45.33
€43.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
$104.82
€100.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
$163.37
€156.64
|
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