Cameroon vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$844
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$1847
🏠 One person rent
$396
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$767
$535
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$209
$843
💸 GDP per capita
$1737
$12614
😃 Human freedom index
5.26
4.93
❤️ Life expectancy
61
78.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
43
🌐 English speaking %
38%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
40
91
😀 Quality of life
17
48
🏙️ Population
28.4M
1.44B

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($844) is 29% more expensive than in China ($656). Cameroon ranked 110th vs 153rd for China in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Cameroon compared to 1.3 months in China. Ranked 174th and 82nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs China

We calculate prices for Cameroon and China as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 544 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 China
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.91
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.27
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.05%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1851
$4438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$694
$2622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.3
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.72
$3.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.16
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.12
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.04
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.82
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.3
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.31
$5.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$73
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2294
$17132

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cameroon

City Cost of living Population
Yaounde
$747
2.44M
Douala
$1265
2.77M
Garoua
$556
1.75M
Bafoussam
$555
480K
Ngaoundere
$527
190K
Maroua
$533
201K
Bamenda
$553
349K
Kumba
$764
144K
Buea
$601
131K
Limbe
$655
84.2K

In China

City Cost of living Population
Shanghai
$1097
24.9M
Beijing
$1016
21.9M
Shenzhen
$916
17.7M
Chongqing
$634
32.1M
Hong Kong
$2737
7.41M
Guangzhou
$774
18.7M
Chengdu
$623
20.9M
Suzhou
$868
12.7M
Hangzhou
$805
11.9M
Tianjin
$687
13.9M
Xi'an
$587
13M
Wuhan
$656
12.3M
Baoding
$472
11.5M
Wuxi
$670
7.46M
Xuzhou
$484
9.08M
Jinhua
$587
7.05M
Nantong
$602
7.73M
Hefei
$625
9.37M
Nanjing
$746
9.31M
Qingdao
$612
10.1M
Bijie
$584
6.9M
Zhengzhou
$512
12.6M
Changchun
$573
9.07M
Ganzhou
$761
8.97M
Pudong
$984
5.68M
Guiyang
$559
5.99M
Changsha
$577
10M
Quanzhou
$644
8.78M
Dongguan
$656
10.5M
Wenzhou
$726
9.57M