Cameroon vs El Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon El Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$844
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$396
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$767
$890
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$345
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$209
$442
💸 GDP per capita
$1737
$5391
😃 Human freedom index
5.26
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
61
71.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
30
🌐 English speaking %
38%
1%
🎓 Higher education
40
40
😀 Quality of life
17
36
🏙️ Population
28.4M
6.03M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($844) is 23% less expensive than in El Salvador ($1102). Cameroon ranked 110th vs 69th for El Salvador 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 El Salvador. Ranked 174th and 131st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs El Salvador

We calculate prices for Cameroon and El Salvador as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 El Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.91
$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$58.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.05%
9.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1851
$2344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$694
$1256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.3
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.72
$29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.16
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$5.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.12
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.04
$7.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.82
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.3
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.31
$7.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$66.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2294
$5508

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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 El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1204
316K
Santa Ana
$698
245K
Soyapango
$1182
241K
San Miguel
$1088
218K
Ahuachapan
$1449
111K
Mejicanos
$1175
141K
Apopa
$1160
131K
Santa Tecla
$1194
122K
Sonsonate
$884
71.5K
Usulutan
$1083
73.1K