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Cameroon vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 24.2% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.2% less in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 37.1% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 25.8% less in Cameroon
Housing: pay 99.7% more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 75.8% more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% more in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 2.2% less in Cameroon

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

Cameroon vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cameroon instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

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pay 24.2% less for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.14	$5.36 FCFA2,973	-27.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.35	$5.65 FCFA3,134	-17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.89	$1.58 FCFA877	-9.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM1.97	$0.68 FCFA380	-42.6%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 37.1% more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM1.95	$0.65 FCFA360	-45.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.37	$7.14 FCFA3,962	+60.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.51	$11.29 FCFA6,265	+119.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.69	$2.15 FCFA1,194	-24.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM5.90	$2.83 FCFA1,573	-20.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.09	$1.91 FCFA1,063	+191.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.31	$0.84 FCFA469	+7.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.32	$0.78 FCFA434	-2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.41	$0.61 FCFA341	-27.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.83	$1.03 FCFA574	+106.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.90	$0.78 FCFA432	+43.4%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 25.8% less for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.44	$5.09 FCFA2,823	-10.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM53.97	$17.85 FCFA9,906	-45.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM44,933.70	$28,239.83 FCFA16M	+4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.45	$4.28 FCFA2,375	-51.0%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 99.7% more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM43.04	$116.51 FCFA64,672	+347.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM419.77	$375.37 FCFA208K	+47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM323.37	$259.21 FCFA144K	+32.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM188.31	$80.43 FCFA44,645	-29.4%
Average			+99.7%

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pay 75.8% more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM305.51	$501.98 FCFA279K	+171.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,527.16	$2,666.59 FCFA1M	-20.2%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.36	$1.16 FCFA643	-42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.53	$2.31 FCFA1,282	+51.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.14	$2.68 FCFA1,487	-27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM47.84	$25.01 FCFA13,884	-13.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.33	$8.92 FCFA4,953	+77.1%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 2.2% less for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM111.68	$46.05 FCFA25,559	-31.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM55.05	$50.16 FCFA27,845	+50.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM157.08	$82.49 FCFA45,785	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM182.76	$94.26 FCFA52,320	-14.7%
Average			-2.2%

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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: February 2026

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