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Cameroon vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 32.1% cheaper than British Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.4% less in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 38.3% less in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 9.7% more in Cameroon
Housing: pay 45.6% less in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 20.2% less in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.0% less in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 20.8% less in Cameroon

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and childcare are lower in Cameroon.

Cameroon vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cameroon instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 52.4% less for restaurants

	British Virgin Islands	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.49	$5.36 FCFA3,024	-78.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.25	$5.65 FCFA3,188	-57.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97	$1.58 FCFA892	-19.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50	$0.68 FCFA387	-54.4%
Average			-52.4%

British Virgin Islands vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.3% less for groceries

	British Virgin Islands	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$4.96	$0.65 FCFA366	-86.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.75	$7.14 FCFA4,031	-7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.43	$11.29 FCFA6,374	+19.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.10	$2.15 FCFA1,215	-64.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.21	$2.83 FCFA1,600	-45.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56	$1.91 FCFA1,081	+22.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.59	$0.84 FCFA477	-46.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91	$0.78 FCFA442	-13.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.22	$0.61 FCFA347	-80.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$1.03 FCFA584	-56.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.95	$0.78 FCFA440	-60.1%
Average			-38.3%

British Virgin Islands vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.7% more for transportation

	British Virgin Islands	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64	$5.09 FCFA2,872	+9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.85 FCFA10,077
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$28,239.83 FCFA16M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.28 FCFA2,416
Average			+9.7%

British Virgin Islands vs. Cameroon - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.6% less for housing

	British Virgin Islands	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$120.00	$116.51 FCFA65,788	-2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,458.33	$375.37 FCFA212K	-74.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,183.33	$259.21 FCFA146K	-78.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.12	$80.43 FCFA45,416	-27.0%
Average			-45.6%

British Virgin Islands vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 20.2% less for childcare

	British Virgin Islands	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.00	$501.98 FCFA283K	+33.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,320.00	$2,666.59 FCFA2M	-74.2%
Average			-20.2%

British Virgin Islands vs. Cameroon - Cost of childcare

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pay 57.0% less for entertainment and sports

	British Virgin Islands	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.75	$1.16 FCFA655	-69.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.04	$2.31 FCFA1,304	-61.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00	$2.68 FCFA1,513	-46.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$120.00	$25.01 FCFA14,124	-79.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.50	$8.92 FCFA5,039	-28.6%
Average			-57.0%

British Virgin Islands vs. Cameroon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

	British Virgin Islands	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$46.05 FCFA26,000	-3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00	$50.16 FCFA28,325	-8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$155.00	$82.49 FCFA46,576	-46.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.00	$94.26 FCFA53,223	-24.6%
Average			-20.8%

British Virgin Islands 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: March 2026

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