Cameroon vs Ghana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Ghana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$948
$615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2374
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$452
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$81.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$202
💸 GDP per capita
$1674
$2238
😃 Human freedom index
5.3
7.19
❤️ Life expectancy
61
63.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
43
🌐 English speaking %
38%
66.7%
🎓 Higher education
40
68
😀 Quality of life
18
36
🏙️ Population
24.1M
32.8M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($948) is 54% more expensive than in Ghana ($615). Cameroon ranked 95th vs 160th for Ghana 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 0.3 months in Ghana. Ranked 172nd and 130th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Ghana

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Ghana 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 Ghana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.94
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$88.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$44.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.82%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1969
$1608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.4
$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$5.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$1.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.72
$8.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$28.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$33.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$387
$59.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2694
$6346

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Cities Comparison in Cameroon vs Ghana

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Accra
$747
2.39M
Tamale
$492
730K
Kumasi
$412
444K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
540K
Obuasi
$546
180K
Ashaiman
$546
208K
Tema
$368
162K
Koforidua
$585
127K
Hohoe
$570
56.2K
Ho
$345
83.7K