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Cameroon vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 27.3% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 5.1% more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 81.6% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 8.8% more in Cameroon
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 48.8% less in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.8% less in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 8.1% less in Cameroon

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Cameroon are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Cameroon. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Cameroon.

Cameroon vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.1% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$5.36 FCFA2,993	-44.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$5.65 FCFA3,156	-32.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$1.58 FCFA883	+30.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$0.68 FCFA383	+67.1%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 81.6% more for groceries

	Ankara	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$0.65 FCFA362	-6.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$7.14 FCFA3,990	+48.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$11.29 FCFA6,308	+207.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$2.15 FCFA1,202	-7.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$2.83 FCFA1,583	+11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$1.91 FCFA1,070	+174.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$0.84 FCFA472	-19.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$0.78 FCFA437	+30.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$0.61 FCFA343	-3.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$1.03 FCFA578	+250.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$0.78 FCFA435	+211.6%
Average			+81.6%

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pay 8.8% more for transportation

	Ankara	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$5.09 FCFA2,842	+15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	$17.85 FCFA9,974	+97.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$28,239.83 FCFA15,782,666	-41.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	$4.28 FCFA2,392	-36.5%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Ankara	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$116.51 FCFA65,116	+748.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$375.37 FCFA209,784	-47.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$259.21 FCFA144,866	-49.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$80.43 FCFA44,952	+29.4%
Average			+170.3%

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pay 48.8% less for childcare

	Ankara	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$501.98 FCFA280,545	-16.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	$2,666.59 FCFA1,490,301	-81.1%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$1.16 FCFA648	-67.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$2.31 FCFA1,291	-28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$2.68 FCFA1,497	+23.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$25.01 FCFA13,980	-55.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$8.92 FCFA4,987	+38.6%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 8.1% less for clothing

	Ankara	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$46.05 FCFA25,734	-19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$50.16 FCFA28,036	+10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$82.49 FCFA46,099	-20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$94.26 FCFA52,679	-1.8%
Average			-8.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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