Cost of living comparison

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Cameroon vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 80.5% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 70.8% more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 15.2% less in Cameroon
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 63.6% more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8% less in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Cameroon

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

Cameroon vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.8% more for restaurants

	Kenya	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 KES484.15	$5.36 FCFA3,029	+43.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES798.62	$5.65 FCFA3,194	-8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KES69.44	$1.58 FCFA894	+194.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 KES57.53	$0.68 FCFA387	+54.0%
Average			+70.8%

Kenya vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Kenya	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 KES70.01	$0.65 FCFA367	+19.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 KES565.28	$7.14 FCFA4,038	+63.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.52 KES326.23	$11.29 FCFA6,385	+347.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 KES207.28	$2.15 FCFA1,217	+34.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.57 KES332.87	$2.83 FCFA1,603	+10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 KES139.60	$1.91 FCFA1,083	+77.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 KES51.88	$0.84 FCFA478	+110.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 KES89.87	$0.78 FCFA442	+12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 KES41.21	$0.61 FCFA347	+93.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 KES38.21	$1.03 FCFA585	+250.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 KES47.67	$0.78 FCFA441	+111.5%
Average			+102.9%

Kenya vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.2% less for transportation

	Kenya	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.69	$5.09 FCFA2,877	-5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.41 KES3,419.10	$17.85 FCFA10,095	-32.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	$28,239.83 FCFA15,973,841	+46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.74 KES1,778.12	$4.28 FCFA2,421	-68.8%
Average			-15.2%

Kenya vs. Cameroon - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Kenya	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.35 KES4,834.47	$116.51 FCFA65,905	+212.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$194.00 KES25,113.52	$375.37 FCFA212,325	+93.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$131.26 KES16,990.97	$259.21 FCFA146,620	+97.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.47 KES3,167.26	$80.43 FCFA45,496	+228.7%
Average			+157.9%

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pay 63.6% more for childcare

	Kenya	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$172.28 KES22,301.68	$501.98 FCFA283,943	+191.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	$2,666.59 FCFA1,508,353	-64.2%
Average			+63.6%

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pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 KES262.67	$1.16 FCFA656	-42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 KES294.98	$2.31 FCFA1,307	+1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 KES362.51	$2.68 FCFA1,515	-4.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.27 KES3,788.44	$25.01 FCFA14,149	-14.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.10 KES790.23	$8.92 FCFA5,047	+46.2%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Kenya	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.46 KES1,612.32	$46.05 FCFA26,046	+269.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.02 KES2,592.06	$50.16 FCFA28,375	+150.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.44 KES4,457.72	$82.49 FCFA46,658	+139.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.93 KES4,262.80	$94.26 FCFA53,317	+186.2%
Average			+186.5%

Kenya 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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