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Cameroon vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 69.2% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 34.8% more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 73.4% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 8.5% more in Cameroon
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 15.8% less in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.2% more in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in Cameroon

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

Cameroon vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.8% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.45	$5.36 FCFA2,993	-36.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$5.65 FCFA3,156	-6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$1.58 FCFA883	+134.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$0.68 FCFA383	+47.8%
Average			+34.8%

Kiev vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.4% more for groceries

	Kiev	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$0.65 FCFA362	-17.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$7.14 FCFA3,990	+45.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.40	$11.29 FCFA6,308	+137.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$2.15 FCFA1,202	+6.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$2.83 FCFA1,583	+33.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$1.91 FCFA1,070	+246.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.84 FCFA472	+16.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.78 FCFA437	-8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$0.61 FCFA343	-39.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$1.03 FCFA578	+177.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.78 FCFA435	+207.6%
Average			+73.4%

Kiev vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.5% more for transportation

	Kiev	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.89	$5.09 FCFA2,842	-4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.61	$17.85 FCFA9,974	+74.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$28,239.83 FCFA15,782,666	-7.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	$4.28 FCFA2,392	-28.9%
Average			+8.5%

Kiev vs. Cameroon - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Kiev	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$116.51 FCFA65,116	+1554.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	$375.37 FCFA209,784	-40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	$259.21 FCFA144,866	-31.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$80.43 FCFA44,952	-0.7%
Average			+370.6%

Kiev vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 15.8% less for childcare

	Kiev	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	$501.98 FCFA280,545	+34.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$2,666.59 FCFA1,490,301	-66.0%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$1.16 FCFA648	+7.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$2.31 FCFA1,291	+41.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$2.68 FCFA1,497	-7.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	$25.01 FCFA13,980	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.11	$8.92 FCFA4,987	+85.3%
Average			+18.2%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Kiev	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	$46.05 FCFA25,734	-32.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$50.16 FCFA28,036	+40.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$82.49 FCFA46,099	-15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$94.26 FCFA52,679	-13.9%
Average			-5.4%

Kiev 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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