Cameroon vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$844
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$396
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$767
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$209
$625
💸 GDP per capita
$1737
$2481
😃 Human freedom index
5.26
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
61
67.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
38
🌐 English speaking %
38%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
40
73
😀 Quality of life
17
41
🏙️ Population
28.4M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($844) is 97% more expensive than in India ($429). Cameroon ranked 110th vs 190th for India 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 1.5 months in India. Ranked 174th and 111th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs India

We calculate prices for Cameroon and India as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 220 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 India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.91
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$3.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$7.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.05%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1851
$1885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$694
$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.3
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.72
$3.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.16
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.12
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.04
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.82
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.3
$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.31
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$46.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$71.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2294
$1834

Cost of living in other countries

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$349

$907

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Cities Comparison in Cameroon vs India

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cameroon

City Cost of living Population
Yaounde
$747
2.44M
Douala
$1265
2.77M
Garoua
$556
1.75M
Bafoussam
$555
480K
Ngaoundere
$527
190K
Maroua
$533
201K
Bamenda
$553
349K
Kumba
$764
144K
Buea
$601
131K
Limbe
$655
84.2K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M