Cost of living comparison

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Cameroon vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 29.1% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.3% less in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 30.7% less in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 57.0% less in Cameroon
Housing: pay 50.5% more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 69.8% less in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.3% less in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 15.8% less in Cameroon

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Cameroon.

Cameroon vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cameroon instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 17.3% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$5.36 FCFA2,999	-32.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.02	$5.65 FCFA3,163	-12.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.58 FCFA885	+13.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.68 FCFA383	-38.5%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 30.7% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$0.65 FCFA363	-70.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$7.14 FCFA3,998	-42.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$11.29 FCFA6,322	-3.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$2.15 FCFA1,205	-38.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$2.83 FCFA1,587	-41.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.91 FCFA1,072	+22.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.84 FCFA473	-22.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$0.78 FCFA438	-51.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$0.61 FCFA344	-55.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.03 FCFA580	-5.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.78 FCFA436	-26.5%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 57.0% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.59	$5.09 FCFA2,848	-57.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.16	$17.85 FCFA9,996	-73.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,093.17	$28,239.83 FCFA15,817,030	-26.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.04	$4.28 FCFA2,397	-70.5%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 50.5% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$116.51 FCFA65,258	+425.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,281.10	$375.37 FCFA210,241	-84.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.54	$259.21 FCFA145,181	-84.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.42	$80.43 FCFA45,050	-54.7%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 69.8% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.99	$501.98 FCFA281,156	-51.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,130.82	$2,666.59 FCFA1,493,545	-88.0%
Average			-69.8%

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pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$1.16 FCFA649	-82.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$2.31 FCFA1,294	-55.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$2.68 FCFA1,501	-79.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.10	$25.01 FCFA14,010	-68.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$8.92 FCFA4,998	-30.6%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 15.8% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.32	$46.05 FCFA25,790	-37.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.20	$50.16 FCFA28,097	+18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.70	$82.49 FCFA46,200	-10.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.17	$94.26 FCFA52,794	-34.0%
Average			-15.8%

Hong Kong 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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