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Cameroon vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 61.2% more expensive than Belize overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.8% less in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 20.1% less in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 12.1% more in Cameroon
Housing: pay 18.9% less in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 5.9 times more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.3% less in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 25.4% more in Cameroon

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

Cameroon vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.8% less for restaurants

	Belize	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.36 BZD18.82	$5.36 FCFA3,024	-42.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.75 BZD19.61	$5.65 FCFA3,188	-42.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BZD2.59	$1.58 FCFA892	+22.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 BZD2.32	$0.68 FCFA387	-40.7%
Average			-25.8%

Belize vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.1% less for groceries

	Belize	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 BZD4.02	$0.65 FCFA366	-67.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.77 BZD15.63	$7.14 FCFA4,031	-8.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 BZD27.52	$11.29 FCFA6,374	-17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BZD4.73	$2.15 FCFA1,215	-8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 BZD6.64	$2.83 FCFA1,600	-14.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62 BZD5.28	$1.91 FCFA1,081	-27.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 BZD1.14	$0.84 FCFA477	+48.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BZD1.48	$0.78 FCFA442	+6.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 BZD4.01	$0.61 FCFA347	-69.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 BZD2.84	$1.03 FCFA584	-26.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 BZD2.53	$0.78 FCFA440	-38.0%
Average			-20.1%

Belize vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.1% more for transportation

	Belize	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 BZD13.29	$5.09 FCFA2,872	-23.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.23	$17.85 FCFA10,077	-10.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,150.35	$28,239.83 FCFA16M	+168.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.59 BZD63.54	$4.28 FCFA2,416	-86.5%
Average			+12.1%

Belize vs. Cameroon - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.9% less for housing

	Belize	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.90 BZD150.67	$116.51 FCFA65,788	+55.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.11 BZD1,376.11	$375.37 FCFA212K	-45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.15 BZD1,100.61	$259.21 FCFA146K	-52.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.58 BZD242.54	$80.43 FCFA45,416	-33.3%
Average			-18.9%

Belize vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 5.9 times more for childcare

	Belize	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.78	$501.98 FCFA283K	+678.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,356.17	$2,666.59 FCFA2M	+295.5%
Average			+486.8%

Belize vs. Cameroon - Cost of childcare

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pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Belize	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 BZD5.35	$1.16 FCFA655	-56.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 BZD7.25	$2.31 FCFA1,304	-35.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.06	$2.68 FCFA1,513	-46.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.91 BZD66.19	$25.01 FCFA14,124	-24.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.93	$8.92 FCFA5,039	+6.0%
Average			-31.3%

Belize vs. Cameroon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 25.4% more for clothing

	Belize	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.33	$46.05 FCFA26,000	+23.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD55.16	$50.16 FCFA28,325	+82.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.13 BZD183.32	$82.49 FCFA46,576	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD180.22	$94.26 FCFA53,223	+5.2%
Average			+25.4%

Belize 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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