Cost of living comparison

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Cameroon vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 50.2% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.6% more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 14.5% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 1.9% more in Cameroon
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 43.1% more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.0% more in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 95.8% more in Cameroon

The cost of housing, clothing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Cameroon are more expensive than in Cambodia. Notably, housing and clothing are significantly more expensive in Cameroon.

Cameroon vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.6% more for restaurants

	Cambodia	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,778.11	$5.36 FCFA2,964	+57.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 KHR26,137.89	$5.65 FCFA3,125	-12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 KHR3,274.49	$1.58 FCFA874	+95.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 KHR2,526.63	$0.68 FCFA379	+9.8%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 14.5% more for groceries

	Cambodia	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 KHR6,851.65	$0.65 FCFA359	-61.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR27,150.99	$7.14 FCFA3,950	+6.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.90 KHR32,005.44	$11.29 FCFA6,246	+42.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KHR7,226.76	$2.15 FCFA1,191	+20.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 KHR8,278.88	$2.83 FCFA1,568	+38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 KHR5,924.92	$1.91 FCFA1,059	+30.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,665.29	$0.84 FCFA468	+28.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 KHR6,463.34	$0.78 FCFA433	-51.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,690.41	$0.61 FCFA340	-7.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,625.47	$1.03 FCFA573	+59.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KHR2,083.22	$0.78 FCFA431	+51.5%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 1.9% more for transportation

	Cambodia	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 KHR17,638.11	$5.09 FCFA2,814	+16.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,902.91	$17.85 FCFA9,876	+85.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR199M	$28,239.83 FCFA16M	-42.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 KHR36,631.98	$4.28 FCFA2,368	-52.7%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Cambodia	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 KHR87,859.91	$116.51 FCFA64,475	+437.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.90 KHR1M	$375.37 FCFA208K	+8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 KHR956K	$259.21 FCFA143K	+9.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.54 KHR249K	$80.43 FCFA44,509	+30.7%
Average			+121.5%

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pay 43.1% more for childcare

	Cambodia	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.00 KHR863K	$501.98 FCFA278K	+135.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,277.08 KHR21M	$2,666.59 FCFA1M	-49.5%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 37.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KHR4,221.13	$1.16 FCFA641	+11.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 KHR8,046.74	$2.31 FCFA1,278	+16.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR7,091.68	$2.68 FCFA1,483	+53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 KHR153K	$25.01 FCFA13,842	-33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,196.45	$8.92 FCFA4,938	+138.0%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 95.8% more for clothing

	Cambodia	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.31 KHR98,523.64	$46.05 FCFA25,481	+89.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.25 KHR86,113.21	$50.16 FCFA27,760	+136.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.00 KHR280K	$82.49 FCFA45,645	+19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.55 KHR160K	$94.26 FCFA52,160	+138.3%
Average			+95.8%

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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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