Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 94.1% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,880
|
$11.92
SEK130.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,795
|
$9.45
SEK103.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA856
|
$2.04
SEK22.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$1.93
SEK21.17
|
|
pay 75.1% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
$2.49
SEK27.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,099
|
$5.18
SEK56.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,855
|
$5.43
SEK59.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,108
|
$3.74
SEK41.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,948
|
$4.68
SEK51.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,014
|
$1.19
SEK13.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA497
|
$1.06
SEK11.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA484
|
$1.13
SEK12.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA349
|
$1.73
SEK18.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA559
|
$0.67
SEK7.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.70
SEK7.70
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,741
|
$6.64
SEK72.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$68.10
SEK747.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,055,183
|
$26,850.74
SEK294,783.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,422
|
$21.47
SEK235.66
|
|
pay 53.8% more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA59,856
|
$30.29
SEK332.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA221,310
|
$821.73
SEK9,021.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA165,021
|
$641.62
SEK7,044.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,462
|
$77.37
SEK849.44
|
|
pay 23.3% less for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA213,762
|
$122.27
SEK1,342.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,656,424
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,426.13
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA711
|
$6.64
SEK72.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA993
|
$3.78
SEK41.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,186
|
$6.41
SEK70.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,505
|
$38.70
SEK424.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$14.24
SEK156.30
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA25,986
|
$79.10
SEK868.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,469
|
$35.56
SEK390.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,157
|
$84.42
SEK926.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA68,744
|
$125.14
SEK1,373.86
|
|
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