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Somalia vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 23.4% cheaper than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.0% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 2.8% less in Somalia
Transportation: pay 2.6% more in Somalia
Housing: pay 50.0% less in Somalia
Childcare: pay 84.8% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.1% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 66.0% less in Somalia

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

Somalia vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.0% less for restaurants

	Cameroon	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.36 FCFA3,024	$2.88 SOS1,631	-46.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 FCFA3,188	$4.62 SOS2,624	-18.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 FCFA892	$0.74 SOS418	-53.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA387	$0.40 SOS224	-42.2%
Average			-40.0%

Cameroon vs. Somalia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8% less for groceries

	Cameroon	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 FCFA366	$1.12 SOS638	+73.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 FCFA4,031	$2.17 SOS1,229	-69.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 FCFA6,374	$7.78 SOS4,412	-31.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,215	$2.51 SOS1,425	+16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,600	$2.44 SOS1,383	-13.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 FCFA1,081	$1.49 SOS844	-22.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA477	$0.98 SOS558	+16.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA442	$1.27 SOS722	+62.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 FCFA347	$0.62 SOS353	+1.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 FCFA584	$0.64 SOS362	-38.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA440	$0.58 SOS329	-25.6%
Average			-2.8%

Cameroon vs. Somalia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6% more for transportation

	Cameroon	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 FCFA2,872	$3.87 SOS2,196	-23.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.85 FCFA10,077	$25.00 SOS14,186	+40.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,239.83 FCFA16M	$5,750.00 SOS3M	-79.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.28 FCFA2,416	$7.43 SOS4,218	+73.7%
Average			+2.6%

Cameroon vs. Somalia - Cost of transportation

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pay 50.0% less for housing

	Cameroon	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$116.51 FCFA65,788	$37.79 SOS21,444	-67.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$375.37 FCFA212K	$142.93 SOS81,102	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.21 FCFA146K	$98.19 SOS55,713	-62.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.43 FCFA45,416	$73.70 SOS41,818	-8.4%
Average			-50.0%

Cameroon vs. Somalia - Cost of housing

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pay 84.8% less for childcare

	Cameroon	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$501.98 FCFA283K	$43.33 SOS24,588	-91.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,666.59 FCFA2M	$585.00 SOS332K	-78.1%
Average			-84.8%

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pay 77.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 FCFA655	$7.00 SOS3,972	+503.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 FCFA1,304	$1.19 SOS674	-48.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,513	$1.10 SOS624	-58.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.01 FCFA14,124	$33.33 SOS18,914	+33.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.92 FCFA5,039	$5.00 SOS2,837	-44.0%
Average			+77.1%

Cameroon vs. Somalia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 66.0% less for clothing

	Cameroon	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.05 FCFA26,000	$15.25 SOS8,653	-66.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.16 FCFA28,325	$19.78 SOS11,222	-60.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.49 FCFA46,576	$19.89 SOS11,285	-75.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.26 FCFA53,223	$37.28 SOS21,152	-60.5%
Average			-66.0%

Cameroon vs. Somalia - 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: March 2026

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