Cost of living comparison

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Qatar vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Qatar is 99.5% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.1% less in Qatar
Groceries: pay 9.4% less in Qatar
Transportation: pay 71.5% more in Qatar
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Qatar
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Qatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0 times more in Qatar
Clothing: pay 1.6% less in Qatar

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

Qatar vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.1% less for restaurants

	Cameroon	Qatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.36 FCFA3,029	$6.69 QAR24.32	+25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 FCFA3,194	$6.07 QAR22.08	+7.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 FCFA894	$0.82 QAR2.97	-48.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA387	$0.30 QAR1.08	-56.5%
Average			-18.1%

Cameroon vs. Qatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.4% less for groceries

	Cameroon	Qatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 FCFA367	$1.50 QAR5.44	+130.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 FCFA4,038	$4.10 QAR14.90	-42.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 FCFA6,385	$7.40 QAR26.90	-34.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,217	$2.51 QAR9.13	+16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,603	$3.44 QAR12.50	+21.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 FCFA1,083	$0.86 QAR3.13	-55.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA478	$0.65 QAR2.37	-22.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA442	$0.66 QAR2.39	-15.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 FCFA347	$0.59 QAR2.13	-4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 FCFA585	$0.46 QAR1.67	-55.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA441	$0.45 QAR1.65	-41.8%
Average			-9.4%

Cameroon vs. Qatar - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.5% more for transportation

	Cameroon	Qatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 FCFA2,877	$2.14 QAR7.80	-57.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.85 FCFA10,095	$33.29 QAR121.00	+86.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,239.83 FCFA15,973,841	$24,539.60 QAR89,189.73	-13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.28 FCFA2,421	$15.86 QAR57.63	+270.5%
Average			+71.5%

Cameroon vs. Qatar - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Cameroon	Qatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$116.51 FCFA65,905	$83.65 QAR304.02	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$375.37 FCFA212,325	$1,687.55 QAR6,133.44	+349.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.21 FCFA146,620	$1,253.51 QAR4,555.92	+383.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.43 FCFA45,496	$66.60 QAR242.04	-17.2%
Average			+172.0%

Cameroon vs. Qatar - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Cameroon	Qatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$501.98 FCFA283,943	$798.67 QAR2,902.78	+59.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,666.59 FCFA1,508,353	$10,764.79 QAR39,124.86	+303.7%
Average			+181.4%

Cameroon vs. Qatar - Cost of childcare

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Qatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 FCFA656	$10.98 QAR39.92	+847.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 FCFA1,307	$4.21 QAR15.30	+82.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,515	$6.42 QAR23.33	+139.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.01 FCFA14,149	$127.24 QAR462.47	+408.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.92 FCFA5,047	$11.33 QAR41.16	+26.9%
Average			+301.0%

Cameroon vs. Qatar - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.6% less for clothing

	Cameroon	Qatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.05 FCFA26,046	$51.95 QAR188.82	+12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.16 FCFA28,375	$46.24 QAR168.05	-7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.49 FCFA46,658	$94.73 QAR344.29	+14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.26 FCFA53,317	$69.59 QAR252.92	-26.2%
Average			-1.6%

Cameroon vs. Qatar - 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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