Cost of living comparison

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Cameroon vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 49.2% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.3% more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 31.7% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 33.1% more in Cameroon
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 70.6% more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% more in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 30.3% less in Cameroon

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

Cameroon vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.3% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	$5.36 FCFA2,999	-3.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	$5.65 FCFA3,163	+4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	$1.58 FCFA885	+118.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	$0.68 FCFA383	+49.8%
Average			+42.3%

Mongolia vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.7% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	$0.65 FCFA363	-29.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	$7.14 FCFA3,998	+21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	$11.29 FCFA6,322	+113.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	$2.15 FCFA1,205	+5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	$2.83 FCFA1,587	+7.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	$1.91 FCFA1,072	+43.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	$0.84 FCFA473	-18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	$0.78 FCFA438	-58.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	$0.61 FCFA344	-47.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	$1.03 FCFA580	+235.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	$0.78 FCFA436	+76.6%
Average			+31.7%

Mongolia vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.1% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	$5.09 FCFA2,848	+34.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	$17.85 FCFA9,996	+114.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	$28,239.83 FCFA15,817,030	-1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	$4.28 FCFA2,397	-14.5%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Mongolia	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	$116.51 FCFA65,258	+748.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	$375.37 FCFA210,241	-25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	$259.21 FCFA145,181	-34.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	$80.43 FCFA45,050	+38.7%
Average			+181.8%

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pay 70.6% more for childcare

	Mongolia	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	$501.98 FCFA281,156	+201.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	$2,666.59 FCFA1,493,545	-59.8%
Average			+70.6%

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pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	$1.16 FCFA649	-40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	$2.31 FCFA1,294	-4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	$2.68 FCFA1,501	+56.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	$25.01 FCFA14,010	-64.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	$8.92 FCFA4,998	+129.3%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 30.3% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	$46.05 FCFA25,790	-43.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	$50.16 FCFA28,097	-23.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	$82.49 FCFA46,200	-16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	$94.26 FCFA52,794	-37.4%
Average			-30.3%

Mongolia 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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