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Saudi Arabia vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 49.4% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% more in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 3.9% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 3.2% more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 58.0% more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 4.9% less in Saudi Arabia

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Cameroon. Notably, entertainment and sports and transportation are significantly more expensive in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Cameroon, you would:

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pay 2.6% more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 FCFA2,961	$6.73 SAR25.26	+45.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.49 FCFA2,874	$7.54 SAR28.30	+67.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA880	$0.74 SAR2.76	-46.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 FCFA359	$0.25 SAR0.92	-56.1%
Average			+2.6%

Cameroon vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.9% more for groceries

	Cameroon	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA257	$0.94 SAR3.54	+134.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 FCFA6,271	$3.87 SAR14.53	-60.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.41 FCFA6,020	$6.76 SAR25.39	-28.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 FCFA1,139	$2.58 SAR9.68	+44.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 FCFA2,003	$3.22 SAR12.10	+2.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.63 FCFA1,043	$0.94 SAR3.54	-42.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 FCFA511	$0.76 SAR2.87	-4.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA498	$0.75 SAR2.80	-4.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 FCFA358	$0.74 SAR2.76	+31.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA574	$0.67 SAR2.53	-25.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 FCFA433	$0.63 SAR2.38	-6.4%
Average			+3.9%

Cameroon vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Cameroon	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 FCFA2,818	$2.30 SAR8.64	-47.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA10,452	$44.62 SAR167.50	+173.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,808.69 FCFA16,509,228	$25,543.44 SAR95,884.65	-1.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 FCFA2,491	$18.12 SAR68.03	+365.4%
Average			+122.4%

Cameroon vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.2% more for housing

	Cameroon	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.22 FCFA61,549	$74.43 SAR279.39	-22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$355.76 FCFA227,569	$384.32 SAR1,442.67	+8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.27 FCFA169,687	$279.56 SAR1,049.43	+5.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.86 FCFA44,691	$85.15 SAR319.64	+21.9%
Average			+3.2%

Cameroon vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of housing

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pay 58.0% more for childcare

	Cameroon	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.62 FCFA219,807	$303.07 SAR1,137.66	-11.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,662.70 FCFA1,703,268	$6,063.63 SAR22,761.58	+127.7%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.14 FCFA732	$1.70 SAR6.39	+48.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA1,021	$3.57 SAR13.38	+123.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 FCFA1,219	$7.18 SAR26.96	+276.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 FCFA18,000	$98.57 SAR370.02	+250.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA5,226	$16.63 SAR62.42	+103.5%
Average			+160.6%

Cameroon vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.9% less for clothing

	Cameroon	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.77 FCFA26,721	$42.91 SAR161.07	+2.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.19 FCFA33,387	$58.28 SAR218.76	+11.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.70 FCFA61,858	$91.66 SAR344.07	-5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.51 FCFA70,688	$78.88 SAR296.10	-28.6%
Average			-4.9%

Cameroon vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of clothing

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