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Cameroon vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 34.3% more expensive than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.3% more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 40.8% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 16.4% less in Cameroon
Housing: pay 69.8% more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.2% less in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 31.3% more in Cameroon

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

Cameroon vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.3% more for restaurants

	Botswana	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.33 BWP147.32	$5.36 FCFA3,029	-48.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 BWP85.71	$5.65 FCFA3,194	-6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BWP11.68	$1.58 FCFA894	+93.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 BWP6.86	$0.68 FCFA387	+42.4%
Average			+20.3%

Botswana vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.8% more for groceries

	Botswana	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 BWP12.24	$0.65 FCFA367	-24.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 BWP48.81	$7.14 FCFA4,038	+108.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 BWP78.90	$11.29 FCFA6,385	+104.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 BWP33.16	$2.15 FCFA1,217	-7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 BWP33.41	$2.83 FCFA1,603	+21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP11.38	$1.91 FCFA1,083	+140.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP9.27	$0.84 FCFA478	+30.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP11.42	$0.78 FCFA442	-2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 BWP10.44	$0.61 FCFA347	-16.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP9.17	$1.03 FCFA585	+61.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP8.25	$0.78 FCFA441	+34.7%
Average			+40.8%

Botswana vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.4% less for transportation

	Botswana	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 BWP61.12	$5.09 FCFA2,877	+18.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.79 BWP439.28	$17.85 FCFA10,095	-42.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,652.69 BWP294,641.57	$28,239.83 FCFA15,973,841	+36.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.46 BWP291.96	$4.28 FCFA2,421	-79.1%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 69.8% more for housing

	Botswana	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.19 BWP744.64	$116.51 FCFA65,905	+123.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$262.85 BWP3,749.98	$375.37 FCFA212,325	+42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$160.93 BWP2,295.91	$259.21 FCFA146,620	+61.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.95 BWP755.42	$80.43 FCFA45,496	+51.9%
Average			+69.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Botswana	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.01 BWP2,097.31	$501.98 FCFA283,943	+241.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,593.57 BWP51,267.63	$2,666.59 FCFA1,508,353	-25.8%
Average			+107.8%

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pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP32.14	$1.16 FCFA656	-48.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 BWP32.75	$2.31 FCFA1,307	+0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BWP52.50	$2.68 FCFA1,515	-27.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.35 BWP461.48	$25.01 FCFA14,149	-22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.76 BWP96.43	$8.92 FCFA5,047	+32.0%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 31.3% more for clothing

	Botswana	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.00 BWP656.25	$46.05 FCFA26,046	+0.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.41 BWP348.21	$50.16 FCFA28,375	+105.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.82 BWP1,024.55	$82.49 FCFA46,658	+14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.12 BWP1,285.71	$94.26 FCFA53,317	+4.6%
Average			+31.3%

Botswana 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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