Cost of living comparison

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Cameroon vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 12.5% more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants
pay 58.1% less in Cameroon
Groceries
pay 4.4% more in Cameroon
Transportation
pay 28.1% less in Cameroon
Housing
pay 51.4% more in Cameroon
Childcare
pay 5.1 times more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.5 times more in Cameroon
Clothing
pay 54.1% less in Cameroon

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

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Cameroon vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

pay 58.1% less for restaurants

 
Eritrea
Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.00
ERN315.00
$3.13
FCFA1,827
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.99
ERN89.85
$5.97
FCFA3,488
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.00
ERN15.00
$1.47
FCFA858
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pay 4.4% more for groceries

 
Eritrea
Cameroon
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $0.62
FCFA362
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.50
ERN22.50
$9.67
FCFA5,647
Milk (1 gallon) $6.06
ERN90.85
$11.73
FCFA6,848
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pay 28.1% less for transportation

 
Eritrea
Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.46
ERN141.95
$5.10
FCFA2,980
Monthly public transit pass $8.00
ERN120.00
$17.07
FCFA9,966
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $66,666.00
ERN1000K
$27,027.90
FCFA16M
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pay 51.4% more for housing

 
Eritrea
Cameroon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $200.00
ERN3,000.00
$132.77
FCFA77,514
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $250.00
ERN3,750.00
$350.62
FCFA205K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $200.00
ERN3,000.00
$251.12
FCFA147K
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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

 
Eritrea
Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $25.00
ERN375.00
$548.40
FCFA320K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,600.00
ERN39,000.00
$3,026.87
FCFA2M
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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Eritrea
Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.60
ERN9.00
$1.15
FCFA673
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.80
ERN12.00
$2.04
FCFA1,193
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $2.28
FCFA1,329
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pay 54.1% less for clothing

 
Eritrea
Cameroon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $135.00
ERN2,025.00
$43.64
FCFA25,480
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $120.00
ERN1,800.00
$53.68
FCFA31,338
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $200.00
ERN3,000.00
$101.03
FCFA58,984
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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