Cameroon vs Djibouti - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Djibouti
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2088
$1449
🏠 One person rent
$371
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$608
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.3
$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$224
💸 GDP per capita
$1830
$3553
😃 Human freedom index
5.13
3.9
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
66
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
31
🌐 English speaking %
38%
1%
🎓 Higher education
37
11
😀 Quality of life
23
24
🏙️ Population
29.1M
1.17M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($850) is 43% more expensive than in Djibouti ($596). Cameroon ranked 123rd vs 167th for Djibouti 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 0.4 months in Djibouti. Ranked 172nd and 168th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Djibouti

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Djibouti as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 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 Djibouti
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$4.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1051
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.68%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1522
$1409
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.58
$7.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.56
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$7.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.45
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.8
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.09
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.4
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$461
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$4785

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Djibouti

City Cost of living Population
Djibouti City
$601
604K
Ali Sabieh
$570
71.2K
Dikhil
$572
35K
Obock
$571
21.2K