Cameroon vs Chad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Chad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$948
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2374
$1285
🏠 One person rent
$452
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$395
💸 GDP per capita
$1674
$719
😃 Human freedom index
5.3
4.99
❤️ Life expectancy
61
53
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
20
🌐 English speaking %
38%
0%
🎓 Higher education
40
17
😀 Quality of life
18
5
🏙️ Population
24.1M
15.5M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($948) is 81% more expensive than in Chad ($523). Cameroon ranked 95th vs 181st for Chad in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cameroon compared to 0.8 months in Chad. Ranked 172nd and 193rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Chad

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Chad as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 5 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cameroon Chad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.78
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.82%
12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1969
$1591
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$5.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.72
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$387
$82.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2694
$2924

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Cities Comparison in Cameroon vs Chad

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cameroon

City Cost of living Population
Yaounde
$764
2.44M
Garoua
$724
1.75M
Douala
$1368
2.77M
Bafoussam
$794
480K
Bamenda
$714
349K
Ngaoundere
$666
190K
Maroua
$701
201K
Kumba
$933
144K
Buea
$655
131K
Limbe
$710
84.2K

In Chad

City Cost of living Population
N'Djamena
$529
1.09M
Sarh
$493
108K
Abeche
$494
76.5K
Bongor
$492
27.8K
Bol
$494
11.7K