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Cameroon vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 80.4% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.3% more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 57.1% more in Cameroon
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 77.7% more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.2% more in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in Cameroon

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

Cameroon vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.3% more for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.69 KZT3,777.06	$5.36 FCFA3,024	-30.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 KZT2,744.79	$5.65 FCFA3,188	+1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 KZT405.19	$1.58 FCFA892	+91.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 KZT229.34	$0.68 FCFA387	+46.7%
Average			+27.3%

Kazakhstan vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 KZT187.35	$0.65 FCFA366	+70.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.90 KZT1,914.70	$7.14 FCFA4,031	+83.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.72 KZT1,826.78	$11.29 FCFA6,374	+203.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.42 KZT695.43	$2.15 FCFA1,215	+52.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 KZT933.29	$2.83 FCFA1,600	+49.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 KZT265.16	$1.91 FCFA1,081	+254.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KZT385.25	$0.84 FCFA477	+7.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 KZT396.10	$0.78 FCFA442	-3.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KZT371.09	$0.61 FCFA347	-18.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KZT132.00	$1.03 FCFA584	+285.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 KZT86.21	$0.78 FCFA440	+344.1%
Average			+120.8%

Kazakhstan vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.1% more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.64 KZT805.77	$5.09 FCFA2,872	+210.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.93 KZT7,337.86	$17.85 FCFA10,077	+19.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,099.38 KZT10M	$28,239.83 FCFA16M	+33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.61 KZT3,247.85	$4.28 FCFA2,416	-35.2%
Average			+57.1%

Kazakhstan vs. Cameroon - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.16 KZT6,468.69	$116.51 FCFA65,788	+785.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.95 KZT165K	$375.37 FCFA212K	+11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$228.28 KZT112K	$259.21 FCFA146K	+13.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.09 KZT19,208.41	$80.43 FCFA45,416	+105.8%
Average			+229.1%

Kazakhstan vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 77.7% more for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.71 KZT82,420.80	$501.98 FCFA283K	+199.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,761.69 KZT2M	$2,666.59 FCFA2M	-44.0%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KZT568.55	$1.16 FCFA655	+0.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 KZT896.13	$2.31 FCFA1,304	+26.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 KZT940.19	$2.68 FCFA1,513	+40.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.04 KZT15,746.38	$25.01 FCFA14,124	-21.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.04 KZT1,984.39	$8.92 FCFA5,039	+121.0%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.70 KZT23,930.96	$46.05 FCFA26,000	-5.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.81 KZT17,600.26	$50.16 FCFA28,325	+40.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.95 KZT37,814.67	$82.49 FCFA46,576	+7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.59 KZT36,164.49	$94.26 FCFA53,223	+28.1%
Average			+17.5%

Kazakhstan 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: March 2026

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