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Cameroon vs. Cote d'Ivoire Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 0.1% cheaper than Cote d'Ivoire overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 2.3% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 40.0% less in Cameroon
Housing: pay 13.9% more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 25.3% more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% more in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 20.2% less in Cameroon

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Cameroon are more expensive than in Cote d'Ivoire. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Cameroon.

Cameroon vs. Cote d'Ivoire Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cameroon instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

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pay 17.1% more for restaurants

	Cote d'Ivoire	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.58 F CFA2,047	$5.36 FCFA3,064	+49.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.18 F CFA6,397	$5.65 FCFA3,231	-49.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 F CFA483	$1.58 FCFA904	+87.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 F CFA481	$0.68 FCFA392	-18.6%
Average			+17.1%

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3% more for groceries

	Cote d'Ivoire	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 F CFA299	$0.65 FCFA371	+24.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.63 F CFA6,653	$7.14 FCFA4,085	-38.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.04 F CFA5,175	$11.29 FCFA6,459	+24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 F CFA1,293	$2.15 FCFA1,231	-4.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 F CFA2,267	$2.83 FCFA1,621	-28.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 F CFA1,039	$1.91 FCFA1,096	+5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 F CFA295	$0.84 FCFA484	+63.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 F CFA582	$0.78 FCFA448	-23.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 F CFA525	$0.61 FCFA351	-33.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 F CFA435	$1.03 FCFA592	+36.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 F CFA453	$0.78 FCFA446	-1.5%
Average			+2.3%

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.0% less for transportation

	Cote d'Ivoire	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 F CFA3,390	$5.09 FCFA2,910	-14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 F CFA28,147	$17.85 FCFA10,212	-63.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,855.61 F CFA18M	$28,239.83 FCFA16M	-8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.10 F CFA9,212	$4.28 FCFA2,449	-73.4%
Average			-40.0%

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Cameroon - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.9% more for housing

	Cote d'Ivoire	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.08 F CFA24,650	$116.51 FCFA66,669	+170.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$593.76 F CFA340K	$375.37 FCFA215K	-36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.16 F CFA212K	$259.21 FCFA148K	-30.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$154.37 F CFA88,334	$80.43 FCFA46,024	-47.9%
Average			+13.9%

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 25.3% more for childcare

	Cote d'Ivoire	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$295.14 F CFA169K	$501.98 FCFA287K	+70.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,311.61 F CFA2M	$2,666.59 FCFA2M	-19.5%
Average			+25.3%

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Cameroon - Cost of childcare

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pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Cote d'Ivoire	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA614	$1.16 FCFA663	+8.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 F CFA1,151	$2.31 FCFA1,322	+14.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,024	$2.68 FCFA1,533	+49.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.64 F CFA46,145	$25.01 FCFA14,313	-69.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,118	$8.92 FCFA5,106	-0.2%
Average			+0.7%

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Cameroon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.2% less for clothing

	Cote d'Ivoire	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.47 F CFA47,765	$46.05 FCFA26,348	-44.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA27,294	$50.16 FCFA28,705	+5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 F CFA51,177	$82.49 FCFA47,199	-7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.31 F CFA80,859	$94.26 FCFA53,936	-33.3%
Average			-20.2%

Cote d'Ivoire 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: March 2026

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