Cost of living comparison

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Cameroon vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 2.4% more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants
pay 33.7% less in Cameroon
Groceries
pay 36.1% more in Cameroon
Transportation
pay 21.2% less in Cameroon
Housing
pay 15.0% more in Cameroon
Childcare
pay 20.3% less in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.2% less in Cameroon
Clothing
pay 6.7% more in Cameroon

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

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Cameroon vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

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

pay 33.7% less for restaurants

 
Brazil
Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.38
R$32.28
$3.13
FCFA1,827
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.64
R$38.69
$5.97
FCFA3,488
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.24
R$6.29
$1.47
FCFA858
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pay 36.1% more for groceries

 
Brazil
Cameroon
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.68
R$8.52
$0.62
FCFA362
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.73
R$23.94
$9.67
FCFA5,647
Milk (1 gallon) $4.09
R$20.72
$11.73
FCFA6,848
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pay 21.2% less for transportation

 
Brazil
Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.74
R$23.98
$5.10
FCFA2,980
Monthly public transit pass $45.86
R$232.15
$17.07
FCFA9,966
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,586.89
R$119K
$27,027.90
FCFA16M
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pay 15.0% more for housing

 
Brazil
Cameroon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $20.44
R$103.47
$132.77
FCFA77,514
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $357.22
R$1,808.43
$350.62
FCFA205K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $237.92
R$1,204.46
$251.12
FCFA147K
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pay 20.3% less for childcare

 
Brazil
Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $316.73
R$1,603.45
$548.40
FCFA320K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,251.15
R$41,771.44
$3,026.87
FCFA2M
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pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Brazil
Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
R$10.12
$1.15
FCFA673
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.02
R$10.23
$2.04
FCFA1,193
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.46
R$12.44
$2.28
FCFA1,329
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pay 6.7% more for clothing

 
Brazil
Cameroon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $54.36
R$275.19
$43.64
FCFA25,480
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $50.01
R$253.16
$53.68
FCFA31,338
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $87.76
R$444.28
$101.03
FCFA58,984
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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