Cost of living comparison

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Cameroon vs. China Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 67.5% more expensive than China overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 67.9% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 15.3% more in Cameroon
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 27.1% less in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% less in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 26.9% more in Cameroon

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

Cameroon vs. China Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	China	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 CN¥20.44	$5.36 FCFA2,993	+84.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 CN¥35.39	$5.65 FCFA3,156	+12.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 CN¥3.35	$1.58 FCFA883	+233.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 CN¥1.95	$0.68 FCFA383	+147.6%
Average			+119.5%

China vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.9% more for groceries

	China	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 CN¥11.49	$0.65 FCFA362	-60.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.32 CN¥44.58	$7.14 FCFA3,990	+13.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 CN¥47.30	$11.29 FCFA6,308	+68.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 CN¥11.02	$2.15 FCFA1,202	+37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.52 CN¥10.75	$2.83 FCFA1,583	+86.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 CN¥5.24	$1.91 FCFA1,070	+157.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 CN¥3.85	$0.84 FCFA472	+54.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 CN¥4.40	$0.78 FCFA437	+25.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 CN¥3.56	$0.61 FCFA343	+21.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 CN¥2.12	$1.03 FCFA578	+244.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 CN¥2.78	$0.78 FCFA435	+97.5%
Average			+67.9%

China vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.3% more for transportation

	China	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 CN¥30.59	$5.09 FCFA2,842	+17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.32 CN¥143.36	$17.85 FCFA9,974	-12.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,143.98 CN¥135,051.24	$28,239.83 FCFA15,782,666	+47.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.94 CN¥27.81	$4.28 FCFA2,392	+8.5%
Average			+15.3%

China vs. Cameroon - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	China	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.18 CN¥78.85	$116.51 FCFA65,116	+942.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$304.90 CN¥2,150.88	$375.37 FCFA209,784	+23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.65 CN¥1,380.18	$259.21 FCFA144,866	+32.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.04 CN¥289.54	$80.43 FCFA44,952	+96.0%
Average			+273.5%

China vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 27.1% less for childcare

	China	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$390.25 CN¥2,753.01	$501.98 FCFA280,545	+28.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,493.57 CN¥109,299.39	$2,666.59 FCFA1,490,301	-82.8%
Average			-27.1%

China vs. Cameroon - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports

	China	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 CN¥7.34	$1.16 FCFA648	+11.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 CN¥20.01	$2.31 FCFA1,291	-18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 CN¥23.70	$2.68 FCFA1,497	-20.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.13 CN¥290.14	$25.01 FCFA13,980	-39.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.98 CN¥42.21	$8.92 FCFA4,987	+49.1%
Average			-3.5%

China vs. Cameroon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.9% more for clothing

	China	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.93 CN¥323.99	$46.05 FCFA25,734	+0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.93 CN¥218.20	$50.16 FCFA28,036	+62.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.26 CN¥502.70	$82.49 FCFA46,099	+15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.88 CN¥514.13	$94.26 FCFA52,679	+29.3%
Average			+26.9%

China vs. Cameroon - Cost of clothing

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