Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 57.8% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 79.0% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
$8.14
€7.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
$7.98
€7.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA866
|
$1.58
€1.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$1.39
€1.33
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$1.35
€1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
$6.03
€5.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
$3.89
€3.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
$3.12
€2.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA502
|
$0.79
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA489
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA352
|
$1.51
€1.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$0.58
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
pay 75.2% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
$6.34
€6.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$26.69
€25.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
$24,429.89
€23,422.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
$11.64
€11.16
|
|
pay 50.5% more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
$20.60
€19.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
$566.87
€543.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
$468.12
€448.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
$171.07
€164.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
$400.86
€384.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
$8,069.66
€7,736.97
|
|
pay 67.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA719
|
$1.99
€1.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
$2.35
€2.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
$5.24
€5.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
$40.04
€38.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$8.21
€7.88
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
$63.57
€60.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
$29.21
€28.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
$78.92
€75.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
$92.27
€88.47
|
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