Cost of living comparison
Syria is 16.8% cheaper than Cameroon.
If you lived in Syria instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,915
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,829
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA867
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,173
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,926
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,121
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,971
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,027
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA503
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA426
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 53.5% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,774
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,250,132
|
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,452
|
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 48.9% less for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,583
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,997
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA167,024
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,990
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 52.9% less for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,357
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,676,537
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA720
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,200
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,718
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 38.8% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,302
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,863
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,887
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,579
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
|
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