Cost of living comparison
Russia is 22.1% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Russia instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,367
|
$6.85
RUB668.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,181
|
$4.21
RUB410.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$0.84
RUB82.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.41
RUB39.70
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.49
RUB47.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,571
|
$3.93
RUB383.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,765
|
$3.21
RUB312.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,150
|
$1.21
RUB118.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,485
|
$1.72
RUB168.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA993
|
$0.56
RUB54.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA398
|
$0.56
RUB54.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.75
RUB72.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.90
RUB88.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.22
RUB21.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.22
RUB21.34
|
|
pay 4.3% less for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,632
|
$2.21
RUB215.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,308
|
$19.07
RUB1,860.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,880,769
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,817,182.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,766
|
$4.42
RUB431.51
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,232
|
$6.26
RUB611.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,792
|
$317.16
RUB30,949.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,852
|
$217.57
RUB21,230.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,092
|
$68.11
RUB6,646.76
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,940
|
$212.06
RUB20,693.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,127,126
|
$5,562.55
RUB542,805.17
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA770
|
$1.50
RUB146.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$1.72
RUB167.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,196
|
$2.19
RUB214.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,084
|
$29.01
RUB2,830.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,239
|
$4.18
RUB407.89
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,850
|
$58.04
RUB5,663.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,134
|
$36.63
RUB3,574.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,136
|
$78.11
RUB7,621.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,832
|
$78.83
RUB7,692.39
|
|
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