Cost of living comparison

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Cameroon vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 5.8% more expensive than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.3% less in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 3.6% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 2.0% more in Cameroon
Housing: pay 38.6% less in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% less in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 36.0% less in Cameroon

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

Cameroon vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.3% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,567.77	$5.36 FCFA3,029	-55.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,487.54	$5.65 FCFA3,194	-50.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.29	$1.58 FCFA894	-21.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG195.97	$0.68 FCFA387	-54.4%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 3.6% more for groceries

	Haiti	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.62	$0.65 FCFA367	-74.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG653.24	$7.14 FCFA4,038	+42.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG741.83	$11.29 FCFA6,385	+98.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.20	$2.15 FCFA1,217	-23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG902.55	$2.83 FCFA1,603	-59.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.30	$1.91 FCFA1,083	-15.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.11	$0.84 FCFA478	+55.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.26	$0.78 FCFA442	+72.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.26	$0.61 FCFA347	+35.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.30	$1.03 FCFA585	-54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG165.93	$0.78 FCFA441	-38.7%
Average			+3.6%

Haiti vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0% more for transportation

	Haiti	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG559.68	$5.09 FCFA2,877	+18.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,612.95	$17.85 FCFA10,095	-10.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,572,658.86	$28,239.83 FCFA15,973,841	-19.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG467.72	$4.28 FCFA2,421	+19.5%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 38.6% less for housing

	Haiti	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,684.96	$116.51 FCFA65,905	-29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,889.13	$375.37 FCFA212,325	-58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,276.18	$259.21 FCFA146,620	-70.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,990.68	$80.43 FCFA45,496	+5.2%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Haiti	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,064.74	$501.98 FCFA283,943	+402.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG897,260.41	$2,666.59 FCFA1,508,353	-61.2%
Average			+170.4%

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pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG653.24	$1.16 FCFA656	-76.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.26	$2.31 FCFA1,307	+40.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.29	$2.68 FCFA1,515	+34.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,085.42	$25.01 FCFA14,149	-64.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,306.47	$8.92 FCFA5,047	-10.8%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 36.0% less for clothing

	Haiti	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,451.79	$46.05 FCFA26,046	-42.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,798.55	$50.16 FCFA28,375	-33.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,677.69	$82.49 FCFA46,658	-31.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,597.11	$94.26 FCFA53,317	-37.2%
Average			-36.0%

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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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