Cameroon vs Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$833
$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2181
$1391
🏠 One person rent
$385
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$809
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$404
💸 GDP per capita
$1563
$2649
😃 Human freedom index
5.3
5.41
❤️ Life expectancy
60.3
63.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
22
🌐 English speaking %
38%
0%
🎓 Higher education
40
21
😀 Quality of life
19
20
🏙️ Population
24.1M
5.26M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($833) is 51% more expensive than in the Congo ($554). Cameroon ranked 105th vs 164th for the Congo 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 0.7 months in the Congo. Ranked 174th and 169th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs the Congo

We calculate prices for Cameroon and the Congo as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 6 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 Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.8
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$1.4
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$60.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.6
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
11.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1480
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$536
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
$6.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$3.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.4
$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.07
$4.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$123
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2653
$3691

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Cities Comparison in Cameroon vs the Congo

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cameroon

City Cost of living Population
Yaounde
$567
2.44M
Garoua
$633
1.75M
Douala
$1300
2.77M
Bafoussam
$761
600K
Bamenda
$436
270K
Ngaoundere
$548
190K
Maroua
$616
201K
Kumba
$860
144K
Buea
$587
131K
Limbe
$683
84.2K

In the Congo

City Cost of living Population
Brazzaville
$561
1.83M
Pointe-Noire
$545
829K
Kayes
$510
62.5K
Madingou
$509
27.5K
Gamboma
$510
19.7K
Kinkala
$511
16.1K