Cost of living comparison

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Cameroon vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 8.8% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.0% less in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 15.2% less in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 61.1% more in Cameroon
Housing: pay 3.7% more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 92.6% more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.5% less in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 2.0% more in Cameroon

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

Cameroon vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cameroon instead of Cook Islands, you would:

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pay 50.0% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$20.12	$5.36 FCFA3,029	-53.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.83	$5.65 FCFA3,194	-28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$5.03	$1.58 FCFA894	-45.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.36	$0.68 FCFA387	-72.6%
Average			-50.0%

Cook Islands vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.2% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.42	$0.65 FCFA367	-79.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.68	$7.14 FCFA4,038	+43.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.85	$11.29 FCFA6,385	+53.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.71	$2.15 FCFA1,217	-61.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.93	$2.83 FCFA1,603	-16.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.27	$1.91 FCFA1,083	+47.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.83	$0.84 FCFA478	-19.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.73	$0.78 FCFA442	-50.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.79	$0.61 FCFA347	-77.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.83	$1.03 FCFA585	-1.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.44	$0.78 FCFA441	-5.5%
Average			-15.2%

Cook Islands vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.1% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.45	$5.09 FCFA2,877	-22.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.85 FCFA10,095
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$20,123.30	$28,239.83 FCFA15,973,841	+144.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.28 FCFA2,421
Average			+61.1%

Cook Islands vs. Cameroon - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.7% more for housing

	Cook Islands	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$184.80	$116.51 FCFA65,905	+10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$533.27	$375.37 FCFA212,325	+22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$533.27	$259.21 FCFA146,620	-15.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$144.27	$80.43 FCFA45,496	-2.8%
Average			+3.7%

Cook Islands vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 92.6% more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$501.98 FCFA283,943
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,414.80	$2,666.59 FCFA1,508,353	+92.6%
Average			+92.6%

Cook Islands vs. Cameroon - Cost of childcare

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pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.44	$1.16 FCFA656	-80.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.62	$2.31 FCFA1,307	-39.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$25.15	$2.68 FCFA1,515	-81.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.92	$25.01 FCFA14,149	+4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.57	$8.92 FCFA5,047	+34.5%
Average			-32.5%

Cook Islands vs. Cameroon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.0% more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$112.69	$46.05 FCFA26,046	-28.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$50.16 FCFA28,375
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$82.49 FCFA46,658
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$123.76	$94.26 FCFA53,317	+32.8%
Average			+2.0%

Cook Islands vs. Cameroon - 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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