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Cameroon vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 92.5% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.2% more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 93.3% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 63.8% more in Cameroon
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.4% more in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 57.0% more in Cameroon

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Cameroon are more expensive than in Tajikistan. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Cameroon.

Cameroon vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.2% more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS56.11	$5.36 FCFA2,999	-12.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS79.28	$5.65 FCFA3,163	-34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.20	$1.58 FCFA885	+179.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.82	$0.68 FCFA383	+123.5%
Average			+64.2%

Tajikistan vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.3% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.06	$0.65 FCFA363	+18.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.67	$7.14 FCFA3,998	+22.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.53	$11.29 FCFA6,322	+184.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS15.86	$2.15 FCFA1,205	+25.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.10	$2.83 FCFA1,587	+62.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.45	$1.91 FCFA1,072	+173.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS10.92	$0.84 FCFA473	-28.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.50	$0.78 FCFA438	-15.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.07	$0.61 FCFA344	+39.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.64	$1.03 FCFA580	+260.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.87	$0.78 FCFA436	+283.9%
Average			+93.3%

Tajikistan vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.8% more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS37.45	$5.09 FCFA2,848	+25.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.58	$17.85 FCFA9,996	+68.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS107,336.20	$28,239.83 FCFA15,817,030	+142.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.18	$4.28 FCFA2,397	+18.9%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Tajikistan	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS180.52	$116.51 FCFA65,258	+494.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,415.44	$375.37 FCFA210,241	+1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,209.86	$259.21 FCFA145,181	+8.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS317.94	$80.43 FCFA45,050	+133.1%
Average			+159.3%

Tajikistan vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS878.21	$501.98 FCFA281,156	+426.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS64,260.23	$2,666.59 FCFA1,493,545	-61.8%
Average			+182.5%

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pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.76	$1.16 FCFA649	+9.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS13.82	$2.31 FCFA1,294	+54.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS24.39	$2.68 FCFA1,501	+1.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS312.31	$25.01 FCFA14,010	-26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS41.47	$8.92 FCFA4,998	+98.3%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 57.0% more for clothing

	Tajikistan	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS243.74	$46.05 FCFA25,790	+74.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS310.30	$50.16 FCFA28,097	+49.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS561.08	$82.49 FCFA46,200	+35.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS512.29	$94.26 FCFA52,794	+69.6%
Average			+57.0%

Tajikistan 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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