Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$833
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2181
$1840
🏠 One person rent
$385
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$809
$655
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$991
💸 GDP per capita
$1563
$776
😃 Human freedom index
5.3
6.51
❤️ Life expectancy
60.3
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
22
🌐 English speaking %
38%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
40
1
😀 Quality of life
19
26
🏙️ Population
24.1M
1.86M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($833) is 4% more expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($798). Cameroon ranked 105th vs 110th 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 0.3 months in Cameroon compared to 1.2 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 174th and 157th 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
$5.32
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.8
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$1.4
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.6
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
10.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$536
$1412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
$6.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$9.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.4
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.07
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$80.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2653
$2747

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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
Yaounde
$567
2.44M
Garoua
$633
1.75M
Douala
$1300
2.77M
Bafoussam
$761
600K
Bamenda
$436
270K
Ngaoundere
$548
190K
Maroua
$616
201K
Kumba
$860
144K
Buea
$587
131K
Limbe
$683
84.2K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$799
492K
Bafata
$778
22.5K