Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$850
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2088
$2147
🏠 One person rent
$371
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$608
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.3
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$143
💸 GDP per capita
$1830
$1008
😃 Human freedom index
5.13
6.37
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
64.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
21
🌐 English speaking %
38%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
37
1
😀 Quality of life
23
20
🏙️ Population
29.1M
2.2M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($850) is 3% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($876). Cameroon ranked 123rd vs 116th for Guinea-Bissau 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 0.2 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 172nd and 180th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Guinea-Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$9.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.24
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1051
$702
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.68%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1522
$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.58
$6.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.56
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.45
$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.8
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.09
$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.4
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$461
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2577
$2326

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Cities Comparison in Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau

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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 Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$878
492K
Bafata
$852
29.6K