Cost of living comparison

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Cameroon vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 72.5% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.5% more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 10.0% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 44.5% more in Cameroon
Housing: pay 93.0% more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% more in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Cameroon

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Cameroon are more expensive than in Ghana. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Cameroon.

Cameroon vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.5% more for restaurants

	Ghana	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.31 GHS59.97	$5.36 FCFA3,029	+0.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.95 GHS89.77	$5.65 FCFA3,194	-28.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 GHS9.52	$1.58 FCFA894	+87.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 GHS3.36	$0.68 FCFA387	+130.4%
Average			+47.5%

Ghana vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.0% more for groceries

	Ghana	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 GHS18.59	$0.65 FCFA367	-60.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 GHS42.58	$7.14 FCFA4,038	+89.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.50 GHS118.63	$11.29 FCFA6,385	+7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 GHS26.09	$2.15 FCFA1,217	-6.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 GHS22.11	$2.83 FCFA1,603	+44.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 GHS12.63	$1.91 FCFA1,083	+71.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.63	$0.84 FCFA478	+25.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.65	$0.78 FCFA442	+15.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 GHS13.57	$0.61 FCFA347	-48.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 GHS12.81	$1.03 FCFA585	-8.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 GHS10.74	$0.78 FCFA441	-18.1%
Average			+10.0%

Ghana vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.5% more for transportation

	Ghana	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 GHS47.57	$5.09 FCFA2,877	+20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.37 GHS354.37	$17.85 FCFA10,095	-43.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	$28,239.83 FCFA15,973,841	+253.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 GHS102.17	$4.28 FCFA2,421	-52.7%
Average			+44.5%

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pay 93.0% more for housing

	Ghana	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.58 GHS560.14	$116.51 FCFA65,905	+135.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$320.05 GHS3,615.88	$375.37 FCFA212,325	+17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$117.55 GHS1,328.09	$259.21 FCFA146,620	+120.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.36 GHS455.98	$80.43 FCFA45,496	+99.3%
Average			+93.0%

Ghana vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Ghana	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$108.94 GHS1,230.77	$501.98 FCFA283,943	+360.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,083.57 GHS57,434.22	$2,666.59 FCFA1,508,353	-47.5%
Average			+156.7%

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pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 GHS16.74	$1.16 FCFA656	-21.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 GHS30.10	$2.31 FCFA1,307	-13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 GHS15.82	$2.68 FCFA1,515	+91.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.05 GHS339.47	$25.01 FCFA14,149	-16.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 GHS109.10	$8.92 FCFA5,047	-7.6%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Ghana	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.64 GHS188.04	$46.05 FCFA26,046	+176.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.33 GHS218.34	$50.16 FCFA28,375	+159.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.23 GHS375.44	$82.49 FCFA46,658	+148.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.14 GHS498.65	$94.26 FCFA53,317	+113.6%
Average			+149.5%

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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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