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Cameroon vs. Uganda Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 67.1% more expensive than Uganda overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 57.9% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 29.8% more in Cameroon
Housing: pay 74.9% more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 80.2% more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.3% less in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Cameroon

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

Cameroon vs. Uganda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Uganda	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.86 UGX10,754	$5.36 FCFA3,064	+87.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.80 UGX33,084	$5.65 FCFA3,231	-35.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 UGX1,837	$1.58 FCFA904	+223.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 UGX1,139	$0.68 FCFA392	+126.0%
Average			+100.2%

Uganda vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.9% more for groceries

	Uganda	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 UGX4,381	$0.65 FCFA371	-44.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 UGX8,210	$7.14 FCFA4,085	+226.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.80 UGX10,531	$11.29 FCFA6,459	+303.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 UGX6,848	$2.15 FCFA1,231	+18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 UGX8,407	$2.83 FCFA1,621	+26.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 UGX4,868	$1.91 FCFA1,096	+47.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 UGX2,439	$0.84 FCFA484	+30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 UGX2,895	$0.78 FCFA448	+1.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UGX2,738	$0.61 FCFA351	-15.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UGX2,732	$1.03 FCFA592	+42.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 UGX2,927	$0.78 FCFA446	+0.1%
Average			+57.9%

Uganda vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.8% more for transportation

	Uganda	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.73 UGX21,542	$5.09 FCFA2,910	-11.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.91 UGX161K	$17.85 FCFA10,212	-58.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,011.73 UGX38M	$28,239.83 FCFA16M	+182.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 UGX15,056	$4.28 FCFA2,449	+6.9%
Average			+29.8%

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pay 74.9% more for housing

	Uganda	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.09 UGX173K	$116.51 FCFA66,669	+152.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$411.55 UGX2M	$375.37 FCFA215K	-8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.19 UGX775K	$259.21 FCFA148K	+25.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.00 UGX132K	$80.43 FCFA46,024	+129.8%
Average			+74.9%

Uganda vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 80.2% more for childcare

	Uganda	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.88 UGX654K	$501.98 FCFA287K	+188.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,718.64 UGX14M	$2,666.59 FCFA2M	-28.3%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Uganda	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.43 UGX5,377	$1.16 FCFA663	-19.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 UGX10,754	$2.31 FCFA1,322	-19.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 UGX13,712	$2.68 FCFA1,533	-26.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.77 UGX172K	$25.01 FCFA14,313	-45.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 UGX24,197	$8.92 FCFA5,106	+38.6%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Uganda	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.81 UGX63,180	$46.05 FCFA26,348	+174.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.94 UGX59,916	$50.16 FCFA28,705	+214.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$43.26 UGX163K	$82.49 FCFA47,199	+90.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.77 UGX191K	$94.26 FCFA53,936	+85.6%
Average			+141.3%

Uganda 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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