Cameroon is 89.1% more expensive than Syria.

If you lived in Cameroon instead of Syria, you would:

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pay 14.3% more for restaurants

 
Syria
Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.50
SYP8,794
$3.92
FCFA2,367
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.38
SYP10,992
$3.62
FCFA2,181
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.82
SYP2,048
$1.22
FCFA735

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

 
Syria
Cameroon
Bread
1 loaf
$0.90
SYP2,265
$0.71
FCFA430
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.69
SYP4,248
$9.24
FCFA5,571
Milk (1 gallon) $2.92
SYP7,336
$9.56
FCFA5,765

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pay 1.9% more for transportation

 
Syria
Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.24
SYP15,666
$4.36
FCFA2,632
Monthly public transit pass $10.00
SYP25,125
$13.77
FCFA8,308
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
$29,642.86
FCFA17,880,769

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pay 84.8% more for housing

 
Syria
Cameroon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$46.74
SYP117,441
$73.33
FCFA44,232
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $176.15
SYP442,577
$286.46
FCFA172,792
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $100.11
SYP251,534
$195.38
FCFA117,852

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

 
Syria
Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $42.06
SYP105,683
$212.10
FCFA127,940
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
$1,868.56
FCFA1,127,126

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pay 49.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Syria
Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.62
SYP4,083
$1.28
FCFA770
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.04
SYP2,625
$1.30
FCFA783
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.19
SYP5,496
$1.98
FCFA1,196

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
Syria
Cameroon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$23.57
SYP59,232
$37.88
FCFA22,850
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.06
SYP55,435
$49.96
FCFA30,134
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$42.21
SYP106,060
$93.06
FCFA56,136

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