Cost of living comparison

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Cameroon vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 87.0% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 41.0% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 38.2% more in Cameroon
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.7% more in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 36.4% more in Cameroon

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Cameroon are more expensive than in Indonesia. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Cameroon.

Cameroon vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	$5.36 FCFA3,029	+205.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	$5.65 FCFA3,194	+78.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	$1.58 FCFA894	+161.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	$0.68 FCFA387	+113.5%
Average			+139.8%

Indonesia vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.0% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	$0.65 FCFA367	-45.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	$7.14 FCFA4,038	+59.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	$11.29 FCFA6,385	+132.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	$2.15 FCFA1,217	+37.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	$2.83 FCFA1,603	+107.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	$1.91 FCFA1,083	+61.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	$0.84 FCFA478	+32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	$0.78 FCFA442	-4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	$0.61 FCFA347	+2.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	$1.03 FCFA585	+80.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	$0.78 FCFA441	-11.1%
Average			+41.0%

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pay 38.2% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	$5.09 FCFA2,877	+76.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	$17.85 FCFA10,095	+58.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46	$28,239.83 FCFA15,973,841	+11.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	$4.28 FCFA2,421	+6.9%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Indonesia	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	$116.51 FCFA65,905	+433.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	$375.37 FCFA212,325	+35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	$259.21 FCFA146,620	+58.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	$80.43 FCFA45,496	+66.5%
Average			+148.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Indonesia	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	$501.98 FCFA283,943	+386.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	$2,666.59 FCFA1,508,353	-55.7%
Average			+165.6%

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pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	$1.16 FCFA656	-56.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	$2.31 FCFA1,307	+45.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	$2.68 FCFA1,515	+16.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	$25.01 FCFA14,149	+3.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	$8.92 FCFA5,047	+189.9%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 36.4% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	$46.05 FCFA26,046	+7.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	$50.16 FCFA28,375	+76.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	$82.49 FCFA46,658	+18.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	$94.26 FCFA53,317	+42.8%
Average			+36.4%

Indonesia 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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