Cost of living comparison

Moldova

compared to

Cameroon

Cameroon vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 46.3% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.4% more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 88.3% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 0.6% less in Cameroon
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 0.8% more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% more in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 14.8% less in Cameroon

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

Cameroon vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.4% more for restaurants

	Moldova	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.86 MDL152.85	$5.36 FCFA3,012	-39.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.75 MDL133.75	$5.65 FCFA3,176	-27.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MDL14.92	$1.58 FCFA889	+82.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MDL10.03	$0.68 FCFA385	+17.7%
Average			+8.4%

Moldova vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.3% more for groceries

	Moldova	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 MDL7.88	$0.65 FCFA365	+42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 MDL89.30	$7.14 FCFA4,015	+37.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.54 MDL78.28	$11.29 FCFA6,348	+148.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 MDL36.77	$2.15 FCFA1,210	+0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 MDL41.85	$2.83 FCFA1,593	+16.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 MDL7.05	$1.91 FCFA1,077	+368.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 MDL14.80	$0.84 FCFA475	-1.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 MDL14.01	$0.78 FCFA440	-3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MDL16.59	$0.61 FCFA345	-36.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MDL5.85	$1.03 FCFA582	+205.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 MDL4.59	$0.78 FCFA438	+192.7%
Average			+88.3%

Moldova vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.6% less for transportation

	Moldova	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 MDL91.00	$5.09 FCFA2,860	-3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.10 MDL277.76	$17.85 FCFA10,037	+10.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,784.24 MDL548K	$28,239.83 FCFA16M	-11.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.21 MDL72.58	$4.28 FCFA2,407	+1.7%
Average			-0.6%

Moldova vs. Cameroon - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Moldova	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.63 MDL183.41	$116.51 FCFA65,527	+995.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$424.82 MDL7,327.63	$375.37 FCFA211K	-11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$315.71 MDL5,445.60	$259.21 FCFA146K	-17.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.05 MDL1,794.77	$80.43 FCFA45,236	-22.7%
Average			+235.9%

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pay 0.8% more for childcare

	Moldova	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$314.41 MDL5,423.26	$501.98 FCFA282K	+59.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.73 MDL110K	$2,666.59 FCFA1M	-58.1%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.61 MDL27.77	$1.16 FCFA652	-28.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 MDL29.02	$2.31 FCFA1,299	+37.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 MDL58.02	$2.68 FCFA1,507	-20.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.99 MDL551.84	$25.01 FCFA14,068	-21.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 MDL93.56	$8.92 FCFA5,019	+64.5%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 14.8% less for clothing

	Moldova	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.94 MDL982.14	$46.05 FCFA25,896	-19.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.36 MDL834.12	$50.16 FCFA28,213	+3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.20 MDL2,004.40	$82.49 FCFA46,390	-29.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.29 MDL1,626.47	$94.26 FCFA53,011
Average			-14.8%

Moldova 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: June 2026

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