Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 17.3% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 52.1% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.77
|
$4.63
FCFA2,892
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.39
|
$4.49
FCFA2,806
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.99
|
$1.38
FCFA860
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$0.56
FCFA350
|
|
pay 31.5% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
$0.40
FCFA251
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.82
|
$9.80
FCFA6,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.93
|
$9.41
FCFA5,878
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.87
|
$1.78
FCFA1,112
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.04
|
$3.13
FCFA1,956
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$1.63
FCFA1,018
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.80
FCFA499
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.78
FCFA486
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$0.56
FCFA350
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.90
FCFA561
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.68
FCFA422
|
|
pay 38.3% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.81
|
$4.41
FCFA2,752
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.19
|
$16.34
FCFA10,205
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,555.28
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,120,156
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.23
|
$3.89
FCFA2,432
|
|
pay 25.5% more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.77
|
$96.22
FCFA60,098
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€658.34
|
$355.76
FCFA222,206
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€510.66
|
$265.27
FCFA165,688
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€93.80
|
$69.86
FCFA43,638
|
|
pay 40.0% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€366.75
|
$343.62
FCFA214,627
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,247.10
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,663,127
|
|
pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.58
|
$1.14
FCFA714
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.15
|
$1.60
FCFA997
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.92
|
$1.91
FCFA1,191
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€56.03
|
$28.14
FCFA17,576
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.22
|
$8.17
FCFA5,103
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.32
|
$41.77
FCFA26,092
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€43.17
|
$52.19
FCFA32,600
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€99.81
|
$96.70
FCFA60,400
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€155.56
|
$110.51
FCFA69,022
|
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