Cost of living comparison

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Cameroon vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 46.2% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.9% more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 64.3% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 7.0% less in Cameroon
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 94.3% more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.0% less in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 36.2% more in Cameroon

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

Cameroon vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.9% more for restaurants

	Peru	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.28 PEN11.06	$5.36 FCFA2,964	+63.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.98 PEN20.14	$5.65 FCFA3,125	-5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 PEN3.62	$1.58 FCFA874	+46.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PEN1.94	$0.68 FCFA379	+19.1%
Average			+30.9%

Peru vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.3% more for groceries

	Peru	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 PEN7.56	$0.65 FCFA359	-71.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 PEN12.26	$7.14 FCFA3,950	+96.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 PEN17.04	$11.29 FCFA6,246	+123.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PEN9.87	$2.15 FCFA1,191	-26.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 PEN9.26	$2.83 FCFA1,568	+3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 PEN2.66	$1.91 FCFA1,059	+142.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.39	$0.84 FCFA468	+104.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.60	$0.78 FCFA433	+64.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 PEN1.59	$0.61 FCFA340	+30.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.47	$1.03 FCFA573	+137.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.29	$0.78 FCFA431	+103.4%
Average			+64.3%

Peru vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.0% less for transportation

	Peru	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 PEN18.18	$5.09 FCFA2,814	-5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.18 PEN54.52	$17.85 FCFA9,876	+10.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,692.85 PEN66,351.72	$28,239.83 FCFA16M	+43.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.93 PEN60.40	$4.28 FCFA2,368	-76.1%
Average			-7.0%

Peru vs. Cameroon - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Peru	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.62 PEN86.32	$116.51 FCFA64,475	+354.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.91 PEN1,253.10	$375.37 FCFA208K	+0.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.23 PEN863.31	$259.21 FCFA143K	+1.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.79 PEN123.97	$80.43 FCFA44,509	+118.6%
Average			+118.9%

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pay 94.3% more for childcare

	Peru	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$148.49 PEN500.31	$501.98 FCFA278K	+238.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,269.80 PEN17,755.68	$2,666.59 FCFA1M	-49.4%
Average			+94.3%

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pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 PEN7.46	$1.16 FCFA641	-47.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 PEN9.10	$2.31 FCFA1,278	-14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.12 PEN20.62	$2.68 FCFA1,483	-56.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.24 PEN101.90	$25.01 FCFA13,842	-17.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 PEN18.14	$8.92 FCFA4,938	+65.7%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 36.2% more for clothing

	Peru	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.15 PEN168.96	$46.05 FCFA25,481	-8.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.05 PEN87.77	$50.16 FCFA27,760	+92.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.76 PEN224.93	$82.49 FCFA45,645	+23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.85 PEN231.98	$94.26 FCFA52,160	+36.9%
Average			+36.2%

Peru 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: February 2026

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