Cost of living comparison

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Cameroon vs. Mali Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 32.7% more expensive than Mali overall.

Restaurants
pay 22.6% more in Cameroon
Groceries
pay 7.4% less in Cameroon
Transportation
pay 15.2% more in Cameroon
Housing
pay 2.0 times more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 30.5% more in Cameroon

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Cameroon are more expensive than in Mali. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Cameroon.

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Cameroon vs. Mali Cost Breakdown

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

pay 22.6% more for restaurants

 
Mali
Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.70
F CFA3,771
$5.36
FCFA3,012
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.42
F CFA3,613
$5.65
FCFA3,176
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.77
F CFA434
$1.58
FCFA889
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pay 7.4% less for groceries

 
Mali
Cameroon
Bread
1 loaf
 $3.84
F CFA2,158
$0.65
FCFA365
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.91
F CFA5,011
$7.14
FCFA4,015
Milk (1 gallon) $8.86
F CFA4,982
$11.29
FCFA6,348
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pay 15.2% more for transportation

 
Mali
Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.41
F CFA2,482
$5.09
FCFA2,860
Monthly public transit pass ?? $17.85
FCFA10,037
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $28,239.83
FCFA16M
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pay 2.0 times more for housing

 
Mali
Cameroon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $57.51
F CFA32,345
$116.51
FCFA65,527
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $175.00
F CFA98,422
$375.37
FCFA211K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $80.00
F CFA44,993
$259.21
FCFA146K
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Mali
Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $501.98
FCFA282K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $2,666.59
FCFA1M
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pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mali
Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.39
F CFA1,342
$1.16
FCFA652
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.89
F CFA1,063
$2.31
FCFA1,299
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $0.93
F CFA525
$2.68
FCFA1,507
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Mali
Cameroon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $46.05
FCFA25,896
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $50.16
FCFA28,213
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $82.49
FCFA46,390
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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: June 2026

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