Cost of living comparison

Bolivia

compared to

Cameroon

Cameroon vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 67.2% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.8% more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 47.9% more in Cameroon
Housing: pay 60.7% more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.9% more in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 69.5% more in Cameroon

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

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Cameroon vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.8% more for restaurants

	Bolivia	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 BOB23.44	$3.13 FCFA1,827	+56.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 BOB53.06	$5.97 FCFA3,488	+31.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 BOB8.31	$1.47 FCFA858	+106.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BOB6.12	$0.61 FCFA354	+15.8%
Average			+46.8%

Bolivia vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Bolivia	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.97 BOB11.38	$0.62 FCFA362	-36.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.77 BOB20.69	$9.67 FCFA5,647	+446.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 BOB31.04	$11.73 FCFA6,848	+341.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.33 BOB15.50	$1.95 FCFA1,137	+47.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 BOB15.01	$3.23 FCFA1,885	+151.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 BOB9.46	$2.00 FCFA1,166	+146.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 BOB4.25	$0.82 FCFA477	+124.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 BOB4.34	$0.75 FCFA437	+101.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 BOB7.38	$0.62 FCFA361	-2.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.65	$0.99 FCFA578	+217.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.60	$0.75 FCFA435	+142.2%
Average			+116.1%

Bolivia vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.9% more for transportation

	Bolivia	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.28 BOB26.70	$5.10 FCFA2,980	+123.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.33 BOB249.40	$17.07 FCFA9,966	-20.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,953.84 BOB163K	$27,027.90 FCFA16M	+93.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.32 BOB85.57	$5.26 FCFA3,073	-28.1%
Average			+47.9%

Bolivia vs. Cameroon - Cost of transportation

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pay 60.7% more for housing

	Bolivia	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.45 BOB250.79	$132.77 FCFA77,514	+519.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.68 BOB3,270.08	$350.62 FCFA205K	+25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.23 BOB2,317.77	$251.12 FCFA147K	+26.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.53 BOB240.01	$76.92 FCFA44,908	+274.7%
Average			+60.7%

Bolivia vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Bolivia	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.46 BOB1,408.41	$548.40 FCFA320K	+355.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,766.38 BOB32,345.61	$3,026.87 FCFA2M	+9.4%
Average			+123.2%

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pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 BOB16.21	$1.15 FCFA673	-16.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 BOB19.90	$2.04 FCFA1,193	+20.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 BOB20.16	$2.28 FCFA1,329	+32.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.62 BOB264.50	$29.87 FCFA17,441	+32.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.70 BOB54.99	$8.54 FCFA4,983	+81.5%
Average			+27.9%

Bolivia vs. Cameroon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 69.5% more for clothing

	Bolivia	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.62 BOB358.01	$43.64 FCFA25,480	+42.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.25 BOB341.97	$53.68 FCFA31,338	+83.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.01 BOB608.10	$101.03 FCFA58,984	+94.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.19 BOB657.00	$91.18 FCFA53,233	+62.3%
Average			+69.5%

Bolivia vs. Cameroon - Cost of clothing

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