Cost of living comparison

Bangladesh

compared to

Cameroon

Cameroon vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 2.6 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants: pay 99.7% more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 12.8% more in Cameroon
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 7.2 times more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.0% more in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Cameroon

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Cameroon are more expensive than in Bangladesh. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Cameroon.

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Cameroon vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.7% more for restaurants

	Bangladesh	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.55 BDT190.58	$3.13 FCFA1,832	+102.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.63 BDT570.96	$5.97 FCFA3,498	+29.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 BDT42.99	$1.47 FCFA860	+321.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 BDT18.27	$0.61 FCFA355	+309.4%
Average			+99.7%

Bangladesh vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Bangladesh	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 BDT62.98	$0.62 FCFA363	+21.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 BDT484.80	$9.67 FCFA5,664	+146.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.72 BDT336.02	$11.73 FCFA6,868	+330.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.14 BDT140.46	$1.95 FCFA1,141	+71.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.12 BDT137.93	$3.23 FCFA1,890	+188.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 BDT135.26	$2.00 FCFA1,169	+82.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 BDT47.59	$0.82 FCFA479	+111.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BDT119.49	$0.75 FCFA438	-22.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 BDT35.00	$0.62 FCFA362	+117.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 BDT16.81	$0.99 FCFA580	+626.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 BDT31.08	$0.75 FCFA436	+195.7%
Average			+128.4%

Bangladesh vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.8% more for transportation

	Bangladesh	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 BDT509.90	$5.10 FCFA2,989	+23.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.21 BDT1,751.83	$17.07 FCFA9,995	+20.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,706.58 BDT4M	$27,027.90 FCFA16M	-9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.94 BDT485.51	$5.26 FCFA3,082	+33.7%
Average			+12.8%

Bangladesh vs. Cameroon - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Bangladesh	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.30 BDT1,640.59	$132.77 FCFA77,738	+897.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$88.96 BDT10,969.25	$350.62 FCFA205K	+294.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$49.37 BDT6,087.34	$251.12 FCFA147K	+408.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.18 BDT2,612.28	$76.92 FCFA45,038	+263.1%
Average			+351.7%

Bangladesh vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 7.2 times more for childcare

	Bangladesh	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$27.21 BDT3,355.61	$548.40 FCFA321K	+1915.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,182.33 BDT146K	$3,026.87 FCFA2M	+156.0%
Average			+618.3%

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pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangladesh	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.62 BDT446.69	$1.15 FCFA675	-68.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 BDT207.14	$2.04 FCFA1,196	+21.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.76 BDT340.36	$2.28 FCFA1,333	-17.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.12 BDT1,617.77	$29.87 FCFA17,491	+127.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.68 BDT453.81	$8.54 FCFA4,997	+131.9%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Bangladesh	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.79 BDT2,070.14	$43.64 FCFA25,554	+160.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.93 BDT2,211.53	$53.68 FCFA31,429	+199.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$35.26 BDT4,348.27	$101.03 FCFA59,155	+186.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.28 BDT3,734.16	$91.18 FCFA53,387	+201.1%
Average			+186.2%

Bangladesh vs. Cameroon - Cost of clothing

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