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Russia vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 9.8% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.0% more in Russia
Groceries: pay 18.9% less in Russia
Transportation: pay 0.5% more in Russia
Housing: pay 14.7% less in Russia
Childcare: pay 75.9% more in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.2% more in Russia
Clothing: pay 12.8% more in Russia

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

Russia vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.0% more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.36 FCFA3,029	$9.65 RUB750.26	+80.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 FCFA3,194	$5.53 RUB429.86	-2.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 FCFA894	$1.06 RUB82.04	-33.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA387	$0.51 RUB39.84	-25.1%
Average			+5.0%

Cameroon vs. Russia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.9% less for groceries

	Cameroon	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 FCFA367	$0.63 RUB48.99	-2.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 FCFA4,038	$5.02 RUB390.35	-29.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 FCFA6,385	$4.22 RUB328.07	-62.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,217	$1.60 RUB124.25	-25.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,603	$2.20 RUB171.01	-22.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 FCFA1,083	$0.79 RUB61.35	-58.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA478	$0.80 RUB62.32	-5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA442	$0.93 RUB72.28	+18.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 FCFA347	$1.25 RUB97.49	+104.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 FCFA585	$0.38 RUB29.48	-63.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA441	$0.30 RUB23.55	-61.1%
Average			-18.9%

Cameroon vs. Russia - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.5% more for transportation

	Cameroon	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 FCFA2,877	$2.69 RUB209.35	-47.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.85 FCFA10,095	$21.72 RUB1,688.04	+21.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,239.83 FCFA15,973,841	$31,562.55 RUB2,452,945.27	+11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.28 FCFA2,421	$4.94 RUB384.30	+15.5%
Average			+0.5%

Cameroon vs. Russia - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.7% less for housing

	Cameroon	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$116.51 FCFA65,905	$7.57 RUB588.25	-93.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$375.37 FCFA212,325	$433.96 RUB33,726.17	+15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.21 FCFA146,620	$300.84 RUB23,380.59	+16.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.43 FCFA45,496	$82.77 RUB6,432.37	+2.9%
Average			-14.7%

Cameroon vs. Russia - Cost of housing

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pay 75.9% more for childcare

	Cameroon	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$501.98 FCFA283,943	$300.70 RUB23,369.39	-40.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,666.59 FCFA1,508,353	$7,780.29 RUB604,660.71	+191.8%
Average			+75.9%

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pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 FCFA656	$1.70 RUB132.06	+46.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 FCFA1,307	$2.17 RUB168.48	-6.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,515	$2.68 RUB208.50	+0.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.01 FCFA14,149	$35.84 RUB2,785.59	+43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.92 FCFA5,047	$5.13 RUB398.32	-42.6%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 12.8% more for clothing

	Cameroon	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.05 FCFA26,046	$62.56 RUB4,861.67	+35.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.16 FCFA28,375	$43.72 RUB3,398.03	-12.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.49 FCFA46,658	$102.93 RUB7,999.61	+24.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.26 FCFA53,317	$97.34 RUB7,564.61	+3.3%
Average			+12.8%

Cameroon vs. Russia - 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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