Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 8.5% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD800
|
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$1.38
FCFA866
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 51.6% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD543
|
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.80
FCFA502
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$0.78
FCFA489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$0.56
FCFA352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 28.3% less for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD698
|
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD797
|
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
pay 71.7% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
|
pay 3.2% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD227
|
$1.14
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD188
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
|
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