Cost of Living in
Cameroon

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$981	$2587
Without rent	$544	$1667
Rent & Utilities	$371.15	$830.22
Food	$352	$963
Transport	$68.62	$180.26
Monthly salary after tax	$203.47
Human freedom index	5.12
Life expectancy	63.54
English speaking %	39.91%
Population	25.2M

The cost of living in Cameroon is $981, which is 1.07 times less expensive than the world average. Cameroon is ranked 89th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Cameroon is $203.47, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months.

Cameroon

We calculate prices for Cameroon as a population-weighted mean of 76 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$981	89 / 208
Without rent	$544	82 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$371.15	116 / 208
Food	$352	80 / 208
Transport	$68.62	90 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	408.46$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	268.62$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1339.96$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	580.73$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	84.6$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	138.47$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	46.54$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.68$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1645$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	720$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	4.38$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	65.96$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	4.06$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.38$
Cappuccino	1.6$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	1.2$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.8$
Monthly ticket local transport	18.61$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	4.86$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	1.08$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	2.63$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	0.4$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.68$
Eggs, x12	1.76$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	14.38$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	5.75$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	5.67$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.84$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.93$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.99$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.47$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.01$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.77$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.5$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.71$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	7.76$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.01$
Cigarette pack	2.35$
Cold medicince, 1 week	7.06$
Hair Shampoo	3.11$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.69$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.83$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	36.38$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	8.65$
Doctor's visit	24.32$
Haircut, simple	8.8$
Brand Jeans	77.83$
Brand Sneakers	108.41$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	335.7$
International Primary School, 1 year	2557$

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living in Cities by population

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Douala	$1601
2	Extreme North	$1445
3	Kumba	$1104
4	East Province	$1100
5	East (Cameroon)	$982
6	Far North	$965
7	West	$923
8	Centre (Cameroon)	$906
9	Lekie	$896
10	Northwest	$885
11	South (Cameroon)	$864
12	Garoua	$849
13	Ouest (Cameroon)	$845
14	Logone-et-Chari	$844
15	Bafoussam	$836
16	Western (Cameroon)	$830
17	Diang	$813
18	South West	$809
19	Maroua	$809
20	Adamawa (Cameroon)	$796
21	Southwest Province	$775
22	South-West	$767
23	Southwest	$745
24	Ngaoundere	$736
25	Tefam	$731
26	Extreme-Nord	$725
27	Limbe	$717
28	Mbouda	$710
29	North-West	$709
30	Mayo-Kani	$701
31	Yaounde	$700
32	Litoral (Cameroon)	$678
33	North (Cameroon)	$675
34	Northwest Province	$647
35	Buea	$599
36	Moungo	$594
37	Adamaoua	$578
38	Bamenda	$577
39	Sud (Cameroon)	$569
40	Monaco	$7654
41	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
42	Singapore	$3385
43	Neuchatel	$3164
44	Ile-de-France	$2736
45	Zurich	$2715
46	California	$2710
47	Queretaro	$2187
48	United States	$2149
49	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
50	Aland	$2038
51	Ostergotland	$1978
52	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
53	Hoki	$1897
54	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
55	Liege	$1878
56	Plzen	$1831
57	South Pyongan	$1816
58	Hokkaido	$1802
59	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
60	Nampo	$1690
61	Jonkoping	$1661
62	Rikuchu	$1633
63	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
64	Caceres	$1564
65	Holguin	$1508
66	Usti nad Labem	$1462
67	Cadiz	$1459
68	Orebro	$1456
69	Kavala	$1444
70	Limon	$1428
71	Al Bahah	$1394
72	Colon (Panama)	$1391
73	Zlin	$1388
74	Vastmanland	$1381
75	Omi	$1355
76	Tacuarembo	$1343
77	Siauliai County	$1329
78	Ahuachapan	$1327
79	Shimosa	$1324
80	Ciego de Avila	$1316
81	Tokai	$1300
82	Xanthi	$1280
83	Dembeni	$1275
84	Panama	$1271
85	Bayamon	$1269
86	Paysandu	$1264
87	Usulutan	$1259
88	Zilina	$1252
89	Hyuga	$1251
90	Guantanamo	$1238
91	Panama	$1234
92	Ioannina	$1231
93	Igdir	$1230
94	Panama Oeste	$1230
95	San-Pedro	$1203
96	Klaipeda	$1201
97	Tillaberi	$1200
98	Etchu	$1194
99	Vlore	$1194
100	Constanta	$1189
101	Kai	$1170
102	Pinar del Rio	$1161
103	Riga Planning Region	$1154
104	Camaguey	$1149
105	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
106	Lodz	$1132
107	Chania	$1130
108	Causeni	$1128
109	Presov	$1128
110	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
111	Kermanshah	$1116
112	Franche-Comte	$1113
113	Yoro	$1112
114	Tekirdag	$1111
115	Zambezia	$1107
116	Bahia	$1102
117	Setubal	$1097
118	Drama	$1085
119	Kastoria	$1081
120	Suo	$1080
121	Balikesir	$1075
122	Thies	$1074
123	Trencin	$1063
124	Serres	$1060
125	Dubasari	$1050
126	Rethymno	$1045
127	Equateur	$1036
128	Espirito Santo	$1034
129	Suchitepequez	$1030
130	Haut-Uele	$1027
131	Gabu	$1019
132	Straseni	$1015
133	Brasov	$1014
134	Goias	$1013
135	Boke	$1007
136	Mexico	$1007
137	Totomi	$995
138	Siauliai	$994
139	Colon (Cuba)	$992
140	Banska Bystrica	$983
141	Panevezys	$969
142	Iasi	$963
143	Sao Paulo	$961
144	Kozuke	$956
145	Klaipeda County	$952
146	Izmir	$949
147	Osumi	$945
148	Kutahya	$934
149	Quilpue	$930
150	Hradec Kralove	$929
151	Kasai	$920
152	Kasai-Oriental	$919
153	Gueckedou	$918
154	Michoacan	$908
155	Eskisehir	$906
156	Extreme-Nord	$900
157	Solola	$897
158	Timis	$890
159	Bafata	$878
160	Kahramanmaras	$878
161	Usak	$877
162	Guatemala	$876
163	Uige	$872
164	Dien Bien	$871
165	Estado de Mexico	$864
166	Yucatan	$864
167	Durres	$856
168	Guaira	$856
169	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
170	Diyarbakir	$850
171	Cotui	$846
172	Ceara	$845
173	Francisco Morazan	$845
174	Botosani	$841
175	Esteli	$838
176	Buzau	$834
177	Botosani	$829
178	Forecariah	$826
179	Kirikkale	$816
180	Maan	$816
181	San Luis Potosi	$814
182	Boyaca	$812
183	Tucuman	$812
184	Caras-Severin	$810
185	Neuquen	$806
186	Bekes	$799
187	Hoki Province	$787
188	Adiyaman	$779
189	Arges	$779
190	Neamt	$777
191	Raska	$771
192	Atlantico	$768
193	Marijampole	$762
194	Para	$756
195	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
196	Ialomita	$751
197	Veszprem	$751
198	Wasit	$751
199	Huila	$747
200	Sirvan	$747
201	Canakkale	$743
202	Aydin	$733
203	Elazig	$730
204	Chisinau	$726
205	Nuevo Leon	$720
206	Shkoder	$718
207	Korce	$710
208	Khuzestan	$708
209	Copiapo	$705
210	Bazega	$694
211	Curico	$692
212	Hamadan	$689
213	Mures	$683
214	Passore	$680
215	Braila	$675
216	Oueme	$671
217	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
218	Iasi	$668
219	Djibouti	$666
220	Rezekne	$664
221	Laayoune	$660
222	Nghe An	$657
223	Awash	$655
224	Elazig	$650
225	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
226	Gilan	$644
227	Meknes	$634
228	Mures	$633
229	Khenifra	$631
230	Tuyen Quang	$628
231	Bacau	$624
232	Paraguari	$622
233	Caras-Severin	$620
234	Piaui	$620
235	Binh Phuoc	$612
236	Osh	$608
237	Chuy Province	$607
238	Vinh Long	$607
239	Anse-a-Veau	$604
240	Dambovita	$604
241	Medias	$602
242	Koulpelogo	$595
243	Anosy	$594
244	Rio San Juan	$590
245	Bac Lieu	$587
246	Ninh Thuan	$585
247	Setif	$582
248	Duzce	$573
249	Ain Beida	$572
250	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
251	Agri	$569
252	Maramures	$569
253	Al Mahwit	$568
254	Hau Giang	$567
255	Dak Lak	$566
256	Al Hoceima	$562
257	Nis	$561
258	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
259	Cadiz	$542
260	Valcea	$542
261	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
262	Bac Giang	$536
263	Soc Trang	$535
264	Miragoane	$533
265	Bechar	$531
266	Menaka	$525
267	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
268	Karbala	$522
269	Lere	$516
270	Stavropol	$514
271	Yen Bai	$513
272	Kirklareli	$512
273	Hajjah	$507
274	Son La	$502
275	San Andres	$500
276	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
277	Sadah	$495
278	Dhaka	$489
279	Sale	$489
280	Corum	$484
281	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
282	Binh Dinh	$480
283	Oulmes	$480
284	Caaguazu	$478
285	Arta	$476
286	Dong Nai	$473
287	Lang Son	$470
288	Salar	$470
289	Kenitra	$467
290	Quang Tri	$466
291	Ayni	$465
292	Dong Thap	$463
293	Narino	$462
294	Maharashtra	$461
295	Quang Ninh	$453
296	Nam Dinh	$448
297	Ain Temouchent	$444
298	Thanh Hoa	$444
299	Sanaa	$443
300	MSila	$441
301	Binh Duong	$438
302	Homs	$436
303	Khemisset	$435
304	Medenine	$433
305	Ca Mau	$431
306	Kebili	$431
307	Thua Thien Hue	$431
308	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
309	Ain Defla	$426
310	Mazandaran	$426
311	Binh Thuan	$424
312	Tamba	$423
313	Jaen (Peru)	$422
314	Tetouan	$414
315	Al Bayda	$412
316	Ysyk-Kol	$411
317	Tebessa	$409
318	Bejaia	$405
319	Misratah	$399
320	Baghlan	$398
321	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
322	Daharia	$393
323	Al Bayda	$390
324	San Joaquin	$389
325	Tay Ninh	$389
326	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
327	Kien Giang	$381
328	Saida	$381
329	Gabes	$377
330	Kosice	$372
331	Sabha	$365
332	Bihar	$363
333	Kien Giang	$363
334	Quang Nam	$363
335	Samana	$360
336	Medea	$333
337	Ben Tre	$324
338	Naama	$302