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Cameroon vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 37.8% cheaper than Australia overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.6% less in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 11.5% less in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 34.9% less in Cameroon
Housing: pay 17.3% less in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 73.3% less in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.2% less in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 15.0% less in Cameroon

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in Cameroon.

Cameroon vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.6% less for restaurants

	Australia	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.15 A$24.97	$5.36 FCFA3,055	-68.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 A$14.04	$5.65 FCFA3,221	-41.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.63 A$3.83	$1.58 FCFA901	-40.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 A$3.12	$0.68 FCFA390	-68.1%
Average			-54.6%

Australia vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.5% less for groceries

	Australia	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 A$3.48	$0.65 FCFA370	-72.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 A$6.14	$7.14 FCFA4,072	+69.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 A$8.51	$11.29 FCFA6,438	+93.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 A$6.36	$2.15 FCFA1,227	-50.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 A$5.64	$2.83 FCFA1,616	-26.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.16	$1.91 FCFA1,092	+29.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 A$1.85	$0.84 FCFA482	-33.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 A$1.92	$0.78 FCFA446	-40.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 A$2.81	$0.61 FCFA350	-68.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.60	$1.03 FCFA590	-5.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 A$1.42	$0.78 FCFA444	-20.1%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 34.9% less for transportation

	Australia	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 A$6.52	$5.09 FCFA2,901	+13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.18 A$125.51	$17.85 FCFA10,179	-79.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,666.22 A$40,294.55	$28,239.83 FCFA16M	+2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.83 A$25.97	$4.28 FCFA2,441	-76.0%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 17.3% less for housing

	Australia	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.93 A$80.01	$116.51 FCFA66,455	+112.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,188.50 A$1,731.00	$375.37 FCFA214K	-68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$962.42 A$1,401.72	$259.21 FCFA148K	-73.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.71 A$194.75	$80.43 FCFA45,876	-39.8%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 73.3% less for childcare

	Australia	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,475.00 A$2,148.26	$501.98 FCFA286K	-66.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,848.50 A$20,169.68	$2,666.59 FCFA2M	-80.7%
Average			-73.3%

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pay 58.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Australia	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.47 A$9.42	$1.16 FCFA661	-82.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 A$5.19	$2.31 FCFA1,318	-35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.78 A$41.91	$2.68 FCFA1,528	-90.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.13 A$74.47	$25.01 FCFA14,267	-51.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.10 A$19.08	$8.92 FCFA5,090	-31.9%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 15.0% less for clothing

	Australia	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.65 A$101.44	$46.05 FCFA26,263	-33.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.53 A$70.69	$50.16 FCFA28,613	+3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.22 A$144.50	$82.49 FCFA47,048	-16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.98 A$157.27	$94.26 FCFA53,762	-12.7%
Average			-15.0%

Australia vs. Cameroon - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2026

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