Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 8.4% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 54.3% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
$1.38
FCFA866
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
$0.56
FCFA353
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
$0.80
FCFA502
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
$0.78
FCFA489
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
$0.56
FCFA352
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
$0.90
FCFA565
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 48.9% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
|
pay 23.1% more for housing
Sweden
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
|
pay 83.0% more for childcare
Sweden
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
|
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
$1.14
FCFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Cameroon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
|
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