Cost of living comparison

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Cameroon vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 46.3% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.7% more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 68.6% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 13.2% more in Cameroon
Housing: pay 90.8% more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 91.4% more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% less in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 33.6% more in Cameroon

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Cameroon are more expensive than in Bolivia. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Cameroon.

Cameroon vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.7% more for restaurants

	Bolivia	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.82 BOB19.43	$5.36 FCFA3,029	+89.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.76 BOB46.55	$5.65 FCFA3,194	-16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BOB6.66	$1.58 FCFA894	+63.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 BOB5.25	$0.68 FCFA387	-10.2%
Average			+31.7%

Bolivia vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 68.6% more for groceries

	Bolivia	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 BOB9.01	$0.65 FCFA367	-50.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.43 BOB16.76	$7.14 FCFA4,038	+193.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 BOB25.74	$11.29 FCFA6,385	+202.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 BOB13.84	$2.15 FCFA1,217	+7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 BOB13.35	$2.83 FCFA1,603	+46.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 BOB6.98	$1.91 FCFA1,083	+89.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 BOB3.16	$0.84 FCFA478	+84.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 BOB3.94	$0.78 FCFA442	+36.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 BOB5.68	$0.61 FCFA347	-25.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 BOB3.61	$1.03 FCFA585	+97.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 BOB3.09	$0.78 FCFA441	+73.7%
Average			+68.6%

Bolivia vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.2% more for transportation

	Bolivia	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 BOB16.63	$5.09 FCFA2,877	+110.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.13 BOB180.04	$17.85 FCFA10,095	-31.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,165.68 BOB138,952.53	$28,239.83 FCFA15,973,841	+40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.71 BOB87.59	$4.28 FCFA2,421	-66.3%
Average			+13.2%

Bolivia vs. Cameroon - Cost of transportation

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pay 90.8% more for housing

	Bolivia	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.51 BOB258.43	$116.51 FCFA65,905	+210.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$379.82 BOB2,617.17	$375.37 FCFA212,325	-1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$253.87 BOB1,749.28	$259.21 FCFA146,620	+2.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.96 BOB220.19	$80.43 FCFA45,496	+151.7%
Average			+90.8%

Bolivia vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 91.4% more for childcare

	Bolivia	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.87 BOB1,156.70	$501.98 FCFA283,943	+199.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,180.74 BOB21,917.02	$2,666.59 FCFA1,508,353	-16.2%
Average			+91.4%

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pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 BOB11.53	$1.16 FCFA656	-30.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 BOB18.03	$2.31 FCFA1,307	-11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 BOB17.34	$2.68 FCFA1,515	+6.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.86 BOB226.42	$25.01 FCFA14,149	-23.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.59 BOB45.38	$8.92 FCFA5,047	+35.5%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 33.6% more for clothing

	Bolivia	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.19 BOB228.72	$46.05 FCFA26,046	+38.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.06 BOB310.46	$50.16 FCFA28,375	+11.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.11 BOB462.42	$82.49 FCFA46,658	+22.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.35 BOB402.08	$94.26 FCFA53,317	+61.5%
Average			+33.6%

Bolivia 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: December 2025

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