Cost of living comparison

Zambia

compared to

Cameroon

Cameroon vs. Zambia Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 14.7% more expensive than Zambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.7% less in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 0.7% less in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 1.2% less in Cameroon
Housing: pay 39.7% more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 15.1% less in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.0% less in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Cameroon

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

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Cameroon vs. Zambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.7% less for restaurants

	Zambia	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.53 ZMW110.20	$3.13 FCFA1,827	-43.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 ZMW100.18	$5.97 FCFA3,488	+18.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 ZMW12.52	$1.47 FCFA858	+133.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 ZMW7.20	$0.61 FCFA354	+67.8%
Average			-5.7%

Zambia vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.7% less for groceries

	Zambia	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ZMW23.48	$0.62 FCFA362	-47.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 ZMW102.63	$9.67 FCFA5,647	+87.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.37 ZMW126.88	$11.73 FCFA6,848	+84.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ZMW35.36	$1.95 FCFA1,137	+9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 ZMW57.22	$3.23 FCFA1,885	+12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 ZMW22.03	$2.00 FCFA1,166	+80.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 ZMW21.94	$0.82 FCFA477	-25.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 ZMW32.94	$0.75 FCFA437	-54.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZMW13.88	$0.62 FCFA361	-11.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 ZMW23.20	$0.99 FCFA578	-15.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 ZMW16.51	$0.75 FCFA435	-10.0%
Average			-0.7%

Zambia vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.2% less for transportation

	Zambia	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 ZMW108.98	$5.10 FCFA2,980	-6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.15 ZMW999.41	$17.07 FCFA9,966	-66.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,541.11 ZMW150K	$27,027.90 FCFA16M	+258.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.58 ZMW290.52	$5.26 FCFA3,073	-63.9%
Average			-1.2%

Zambia vs. Cameroon - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.7% more for housing

	Zambia	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.99 ZMW1,095.72	$132.77 FCFA77,514	+141.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.45 ZMW5,588.55	$350.62 FCFA205K	+25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.11 ZMW3,290.10	$251.12 FCFA147K	+52.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.51 ZMW1,225.74	$76.92 FCFA44,908	+25.0%
Average			+39.7%

Zambia vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 15.1% less for childcare

	Zambia	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.25 ZMW2,754.96	$548.40 FCFA320K	+296.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,638.36 ZMW332K	$3,026.87 FCFA2M	-81.8%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Zambia	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.26 ZMW25.05	$1.15 FCFA673	-8.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.82 ZMW56.21	$2.04 FCFA1,193	-27.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.02 ZMW60.11	$2.28 FCFA1,329	-24.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.67 ZMW1,089.46	$29.87 FCFA17,441	-45.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.03 ZMW120.22	$8.54 FCFA4,983	+41.5%
Average			-16.0%

Zambia vs. Cameroon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Zambia	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.28 ZMW463.85	$43.64 FCFA25,480	+87.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.45 ZMW307.88	$53.68 FCFA31,338	+247.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.19 ZMW900.42	$101.03 FCFA58,984	+123.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.53 ZMW1,445.30	$91.18 FCFA53,233	+25.7%
Average			+106.9%

Zambia vs. Cameroon - Cost of clothing

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