Cameroon vs Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Costa Rica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$1328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2088
$3222
🏠 One person rent
$371
$625
🏘️ Family rent
$608
$982
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.3
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1013
💸 GDP per capita
$1830
$18587
😃 Human freedom index
5.13
8.36
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
80.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
56
🌐 English speaking %
38%
8.2%
🎓 Higher education
37
75
😀 Quality of life
23
65
🏙️ Population
29.1M
5.13M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($850) is 36% less expensive than in Costa Rica ($1328). Cameroon ranked 123rd vs 52nd for Costa Rica 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 0.8 months in Costa Rica. Ranked 172nd and 59th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Costa Rica

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Costa Rica as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 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 Costa Rica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$9.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.68
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1051
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$811
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$61.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$50.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.68%
9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1522
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$1680
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.58
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.56
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$8.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.45
$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$9.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$4.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.8
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.09
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.4
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$461
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$13147

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In Cameroon

City Cost of living Population
Douala
$1254
2.77M
Yaounde
$668
2.44M
Garoua
$608
1.75M
Bafoussam
$750
480K
Bamenda
$687
349K
Ngaoundere
$550
190K
Maroua
$584
201K
Kumba
$834
144K
Buea
$641
131K
Limbe
$750
84.2K

In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1454
335K
Limon
$1332
71.5K
Alajuela
$1323
44.4K
Liberia
$957
65.9K
Puntarenas
$825
41.5K
Cartago
$1290
22.8K
Heredia
$1378
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1832
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1273
3K