Cameroon vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$833
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2181
$1484
🏠 One person rent
$385
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$809
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$332
💸 GDP per capita
$1563
$4788
😃 Human freedom index
5.3
6.62
❤️ Life expectancy
60.3
67.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
34
🌐 English speaking %
38%
18%
🎓 Higher education
40
72
😀 Quality of life
19
44
🏙️ Population
24.1M
275M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($833) is 47% more expensive than in Indonesia ($567). Cameroon ranked 105th vs 161st for Indonesia 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 0.6 months in Indonesia. Ranked 174th and 105th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Indonesia

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Indonesia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 82 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 Indonesia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.8
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.75
 Cappuccino
$1.4
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.6
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
9.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1681
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$536
$918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
$3.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$2.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.4
$16.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.07
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$69.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2653
$7473

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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 Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$718
10.6M
Bali
$873
4.36M
Bekasi
$552
2.38M
Surabaya
$522
2.89M
Depok
$393
2.33M
Tangerang
$573
2.24M
Bandung
$512
2.88M
South Tangerang
$545
1.64M
Medan
$500
2.11M
Batam
$585
1.2M
Palembang
$457
1.54M
Bogor
$480
982K
Semarang
$570
1.62M
Makassar
$519
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$558
983K
Samarinda
$604
831K
Padang
$913
913K
Cilacap
$474
1.17M
Denpasar
$546
835K
Bandar Lampung
$364
1.17M
Malang
$383
866K
Pontianak
$444
618K
Serang
$512
613K
Jambi
$479
612K
Cimahi
$500
587K
Banjarmasin
$460
662K
Balikpapan
$643
598K
Cilegon
$493
388K
Tasikmalaya
$390
678K
Manado
$422
462K