Cameroon vs El Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon El Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$948
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2374
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$452
$580
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$890
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$74.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$486
💸 GDP per capita
$1674
$5344
😃 Human freedom index
5.3
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
61
71.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
31
🌐 English speaking %
38%
1%
🎓 Higher education
40
40
😀 Quality of life
18
36
🏙️ Population
24.1M
5.74M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($948) is 14% less expensive than in El Salvador ($1098). Cameroon ranked 95th vs 71st 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 0.3 months in Cameroon compared to 0.4 months in El Salvador. Ranked 172nd and 129th 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
$5.58
$8.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$703
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$90.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.82%
10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1969
$2126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$1284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.4
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$7.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.72
$5.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$387
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2694
$4626

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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 El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1192
316K
Santa Ana
$709
245K
Soyapango
$1173
241K
San Miguel
$1081
218K
Mejicanos
$1161
141K
Apopa
$1145
131K
Ahuachapan
$1455
111K
Santa Tecla
$1202
122K
Sonsonate
$882
71.5K
Usulutan
$1088
73.1K