Cost of living comparison

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El Salvador vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 38.4% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.1% less in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 25.9% more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 22.1% more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 36.6% more in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.6% more in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 25.8% more in El Salvador

The cost of transportation, childcare, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing in El Salvador are more expensive than in Cameroon. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in El Salvador.

El Salvador vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in El Salvador instead of Cameroon, you would:

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pay 1.1% less for restaurants

	Cameroon	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.36 FCFA3,029	$5.50 SVC47.99	+2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 FCFA3,194	$6.33 SVC55.23	+12.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 FCFA894	$0.99 SVC8.64	-37.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA387	$0.81 SVC7.05	+18.0%
Average			-1.1%

Cameroon vs. El Salvador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.9% more for groceries

	Cameroon	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 FCFA367	$1.95 SVC17.01	+200.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 FCFA4,038	$3.77 SVC32.86	-47.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 FCFA6,385	$6.72 SVC58.61	-40.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,217	$2.78 SVC24.25	+29.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,603	$2.82 SVC24.64	-0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 FCFA1,083	$1.67 SVC14.60	-12.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA478	$0.76 SVC6.60	-10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA442	$1.17 SVC10.17	+49.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 FCFA347	$1.22 SVC10.61	+97.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 FCFA585	$0.97 SVC8.44	-6.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA441	$0.98 SVC8.51	+25.2%
Average			+25.9%

Cameroon vs. El Salvador - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Cameroon	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 FCFA2,877	$3.75 SVC32.69	-26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.85 FCFA10,095	$15.00 SVC130.88	-16.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,239.83 FCFA15,973,841	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	-12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.28 FCFA2,421	$29.78 SVC259.88	+596.0%
Average			+135.2%

Cameroon vs. El Salvador - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.1% more for housing

	Cameroon	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$116.51 FCFA65,905	$41.89 SVC365.49	-64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$375.37 FCFA212,325	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	+77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.21 FCFA146,620	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	+94.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.43 FCFA45,496	$64.97 SVC566.86	-19.2%
Average			+22.1%

Cameroon vs. El Salvador - Cost of housing

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pay 36.6% more for childcare

	Cameroon	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$501.98 FCFA283,943	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-67.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,666.59 FCFA1,508,353	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	+140.8%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 FCFA656	$2.00 SVC17.45	+72.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 FCFA1,307	$2.83 SVC24.69	+22.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,515	$4.00 SVC34.90	+49.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.01 FCFA14,149	$30.27 SVC264.08	+21.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.92 FCFA5,047	$5.17 SVC45.08	-42.1%
Average			+24.6%

Cameroon vs. El Salvador - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 25.8% more for clothing

	Cameroon	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.05 FCFA26,046	$62.60 SVC546.20	+36.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.16 FCFA28,375	$45.83 SVC399.91	-8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.49 FCFA46,658	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+59.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.26 FCFA53,317	$109.17 SVC952.51	+15.8%
Average			+25.8%

Cameroon vs. El Salvador - 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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