Cost of living comparison

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Cameroon vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 14.4% more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.9% more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 31.9% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 11.7% less in Cameroon
Housing: pay 3.2% less in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 77.6% more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.9% less in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 3.5% less in Cameroon

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

Cameroon vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.9% more for restaurants

	Mozambique	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.85 MZN437.52	$5.36 FCFA3,029	-21.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$5.65 FCFA3,194	-27.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MZN51.69	$1.58 FCFA894	+95.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 MZN35.86	$0.68 FCFA387	+22.0%
Average			+16.9%

Mozambique vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.9% more for groceries

	Mozambique	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MZN49.25	$0.65 FCFA367	-15.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 MZN402.72	$7.14 FCFA4,038	+13.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 MZN401.71	$11.29 FCFA6,385	+79.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 MZN164.80	$2.15 FCFA1,217	-16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 MZN125.41	$2.83 FCFA1,603	+44.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 MZN65.13	$1.91 FCFA1,083	+87.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MZN45.36	$0.84 FCFA478	+19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 MZN50.34	$0.78 FCFA442	-0.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MZN36.52	$0.61 FCFA347	+7.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MZN34.81	$1.03 FCFA585	+90.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MZN35.03	$0.78 FCFA441	+42.1%
Average			+31.9%

Mozambique vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.7% less for transportation

	Mozambique	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 MZN347.08	$5.09 FCFA2,877	-6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$17.85 FCFA10,095	+35.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$28,239.83 FCFA15,973,841	+0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	$4.28 FCFA2,421	-76.2%
Average			-11.7%

Mozambique vs. Cameroon - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.2% less for housing

	Mozambique	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	$116.51 FCFA65,905	+8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$375.37 FCFA212,325	-18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$259.21 FCFA146,620	-3.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	$80.43 FCFA45,496	+0.3%
Average			-3.2%

Mozambique vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 77.6% more for childcare

	Mozambique	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	$501.98 FCFA283,943	+209.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$2,666.59 FCFA1,508,353	-53.9%
Average			+77.6%

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pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 MZN85.01	$1.16 FCFA656	-12.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$2.31 FCFA1,307	+11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$2.68 FCFA1,515	-4.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$25.01 FCFA14,149	-42.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$8.92 FCFA5,047	+14.1%
Average			-6.9%

Mozambique vs. Cameroon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.5% less for clothing

	Mozambique	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$46.05 FCFA26,046	-10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$50.16 FCFA28,375	-18.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	$82.49 FCFA46,658	-4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$94.26 FCFA53,317	+19.5%
Average			-3.5%

Mozambique 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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