Cameroon vs Iceland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Iceland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$948
$2685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2374
$5605
🏠 One person rent
$452
$1593
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$2495
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$794
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$85.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$3865
💸 GDP per capita
$1674
$78811
😃 Human freedom index
5.3
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
61
82.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
72
🌐 English speaking %
38%
98%
🎓 Higher education
40
81
😀 Quality of life
18
92
🏙️ Population
24.1M
364K

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($948) is 65% less expensive than in Iceland ($2685). Cameroon ranked 95th vs 5th for Iceland 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 1.4 months in Iceland. Ranked 172nd and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Iceland

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Iceland as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 5 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 Iceland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$115
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$18.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$10.4
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$1432
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$2535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$2304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$46.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.82%
7.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1969
$5677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$4632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$4.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.4
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$5.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$19.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$33.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$67.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.72
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$84.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$47.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$113
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$152
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$387
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2694
$6163

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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 Iceland

City Cost of living Population
Reykjavik
$2915
140K
Kopavogur
$2371
39.8K
Hafnarfjorur
$2602
30.6K
Akureyri
$2300
19.9K
Keflavik
$2091
15.9K