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Bangladesh vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 46.6% cheaper than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.9% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 51.3% less in Bangladesh
Transportation: pay 19.3% less in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 79.5% less in Bangladesh
Childcare: pay 77.2% less in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% more in Bangladesh
Clothing: pay 61.4% less in Bangladesh

Expenses including housing, childcare, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.9% less for restaurants

	Cameroon	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.36 FCFA3,029	$1.62 BDT197.54	-69.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 FCFA3,194	$4.77 BDT581.52	-15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 FCFA894	$0.31 BDT37.92	-80.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA387	$0.15 BDT18.35	-78.0%
Average			-60.9%

Cameroon vs. Bangladesh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.3% less for groceries

	Cameroon	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 FCFA367	$0.53 BDT65.03	-17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 FCFA4,038	$3.89 BDT474.39	-45.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 FCFA6,385	$2.66 BDT324.21	-76.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,217	$1.15 BDT140.34	-46.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,603	$1.06 BDT128.66	-62.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 FCFA1,083	$0.93 BDT113.80	-51.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA478	$0.36 BDT44.46	-56.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA442	$0.85 BDT103.45	+8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 FCFA347	$0.25 BDT30.60	-59.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 FCFA585	$0.14 BDT16.63	-86.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA441	$0.23 BDT28.15	-70.3%
Average			-51.3%

Cameroon vs. Bangladesh - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.3% less for transportation

	Cameroon	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 FCFA2,877	$3.82 BDT465.45	-24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.85 FCFA10,095	$11.13 BDT1,355.81	-37.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,239.83 FCFA15,973,841	$30,071.90 BDT3,664,320.77	+6.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.28 FCFA2,421	$3.38 BDT411.91	-21.0%
Average			-19.3%

Cameroon vs. Bangladesh - Cost of transportation

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pay 79.5% less for housing

	Cameroon	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$116.51 FCFA65,905	$15.10 BDT1,839.44	-87.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$375.37 FCFA212,325	$91.14 BDT11,106.18	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.21 FCFA146,620	$50.57 BDT6,161.67	-80.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.43 FCFA45,496	$20.30 BDT2,473.70	-74.8%
Average			-79.5%

Cameroon vs. Bangladesh - Cost of housing

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pay 77.2% less for childcare

	Cameroon	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$501.98 FCFA283,943	$27.27 BDT3,322.35	-94.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,666.59 FCFA1,508,353	$1,068.12 BDT130,152.14	-59.9%
Average			-77.2%

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pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 FCFA656	$4.17 BDT508.66	+260.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 FCFA1,307	$1.43 BDT174.47	-38.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,515	$2.73 BDT332.11	+1.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.01 FCFA14,149	$12.99 BDT1,582.54	-48.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.92 FCFA5,047	$3.54 BDT430.99	-60.4%
Average			+23.1%

Cameroon vs. Bangladesh - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 61.4% less for clothing

	Cameroon	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.05 FCFA26,046	$17.84 BDT2,173.36	-61.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.16 FCFA28,375	$19.04 BDT2,319.83	-62.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.49 FCFA46,658	$36.21 BDT4,412.19	-56.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.26 FCFA53,317	$32.01 BDT3,900.26	-66.0%
Average			-61.4%

Cameroon vs. Bangladesh - 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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