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Cameroon vs. Senegal Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 9.6% cheaper than Senegal overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.6% more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 2.8% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 51.1% less in Cameroon
Housing: pay 4.5% more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 11.8% more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% less in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 15.0% less in Cameroon

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

Cameroon vs. Senegal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.6% more for restaurants

	Senegal	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.92 F CFA2,778	$5.36 FCFA3,024	+8.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.46 F CFA5,909	$5.65 FCFA3,188	-46.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 F CFA505	$1.58 FCFA892	+76.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 F CFA613	$0.68 FCFA387	-37.0%
Average			+0.6%

Senegal vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8% more for groceries

	Senegal	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 F CFA361	$0.65 FCFA366	+1.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 F CFA3,636	$7.14 FCFA4,031	+10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.55 F CFA5,391	$11.29 FCFA6,374	+18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 F CFA1,586	$2.15 FCFA1,215	-23.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 F CFA2,483	$2.83 FCFA1,600	-35.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 F CFA718	$1.91 FCFA1,081	+50.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA481	$0.84 FCFA477	-0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 F CFA684	$0.78 FCFA442	-35.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 F CFA553	$0.61 FCFA347	-37.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA392	$1.03 FCFA584	+49.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA331	$0.78 FCFA440	+33.1%
Average			+2.8%

Senegal vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.1% less for transportation

	Senegal	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.70 F CFA3,785	$5.09 FCFA2,872	-24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.49 F CFA45,451	$17.85 FCFA10,077	-77.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	$28,239.83 FCFA16M	-23.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 F CFA11,363	$4.28 FCFA2,416	-78.7%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 4.5% more for housing

	Senegal	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA27,432	$116.51 FCFA65,788	+139.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.87 F CFA531K	$375.37 FCFA212K	-60.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.90 F CFA206K	$259.21 FCFA146K	-29.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.46 F CFA67,453	$80.43 FCFA45,416	-32.7%
Average			+4.5%

Senegal vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 11.8% more for childcare

	Senegal	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.31 F CFA152K	$501.98 FCFA283K	+87.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	$2,666.59 FCFA2M	-63.4%
Average			+11.8%

Senegal vs. Cameroon - Cost of childcare

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pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Senegal	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 F CFA1,515	$1.16 FCFA655	-56.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 F CFA2,526	$2.31 FCFA1,304	-48.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,010	$2.68 FCFA1,513	+49.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.08 F CFA28,280	$25.01 FCFA14,124	-50.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,050	$8.92 FCFA5,039	-0.2%
Average			-21.1%

Senegal vs. Cameroon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.0% less for clothing

	Senegal	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.32 F CFA29,543	$46.05 FCFA26,000	-12.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,934	$50.16 FCFA28,325	+5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.31 F CFA62,284	$82.49 FCFA46,576	-25.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.17 F CFA74,068	$94.26 FCFA53,223	-28.1%
Average			-15.0%

Senegal 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: March 2026

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