Cameroon vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$948
$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2374
$1939
🏠 One person rent
$452
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$561
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$864
💸 GDP per capita
$1674
$12614
😃 Human freedom index
5.3
5.15
❤️ Life expectancy
61
78.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
42
🌐 English speaking %
38%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
40
91
😀 Quality of life
18
48
🏙️ Population
24.1M
1.44B

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($948) is 38% more expensive than in China ($686). Cameroon ranked 95th vs 144th 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 0.3 months in Cameroon compared to 1.3 months in China. Ranked 172nd and 84th 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
$5.58
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$22.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.82%
4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1969
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$2808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.4
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.72
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$387
$461
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2694
$17526

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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 China

City Cost of living Population
Shanghai
$1136
24.9M
Beijing
$1067
21.9M
Hong Kong
$2753
7.41M
Shenzhen
$958
17.7M
Chongqing
$662
32.1M
Guangzhou
$763
18.7M
Chengdu
$660
20.9M
Tianjin
$710
13.9M
Hangzhou
$843
11.9M
Suzhou
$1020
12.7M
Xi'an
$594
13M
Wuhan
$692
12.3M
Baoding
$482
11.5M
Nantong
$620
7.73M
Wuxi
$686
7.46M
Pudong
$1028
5.68M
Bijie
$612
6.9M
Zhengzhou
$522
12.6M
Nanjing
$774
9.31M
Hefei
$727
9.37M
Qingdao
$681
10.1M
Changchun
$601
9.07M
Ganzhou
$813
8.97M
Guiyang
$576
5.99M
Foshan
$602
9.5M
Yantai
$740
7.1M
Jieyang
$691
5.58M
Changsha
$582
10M
Wenzhou
$776
9.57M
Xuzhou
$528
9.08M