Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 7.0% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.80
|
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.78
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.31
|
$1.38
FCFA866
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 36.6% more for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.96
|
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.46
|
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.61
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.93
|
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.74
|
$0.80
FCFA502
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$0.78
FCFA489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.33
|
$0.56
FCFA352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.37
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.36
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 37.4% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.48
|
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.78
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,550.54
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.70
|
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
pay 88.1% more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.51
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€448.37
|
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€309.38
|
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€188.72
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
|
pay 49.9% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€410.06
|
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,831.55
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
|
pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$1.14
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.94
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.74
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€40.95
|
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.59
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€73.35
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€41.39
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€80.94
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€115.70
|
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
|
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