Cameroon vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$893
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$394
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$580
🍽️ Food expenses
$344
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.4
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$588
💸 GDP per capita
$1762
$6074
😃 Human freedom index
5.26
4.71
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
26
🌐 English speaking %
38%
35%
🎓 Higher education
40
54
😀 Quality of life
16
34
🏙️ Population
28.4M
38.3M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($893) is 14% more expensive than in Iraq ($782). Cameroon ranked 113th vs 132nd for Iraq 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 0.8 months in Iraq. Ranked 180th and 142nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 29 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 Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$3.01
 Cappuccino
$2
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$521
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.3
$79.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.2
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.96%
7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1525
$1806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$36.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.28
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.61
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.36
$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.13
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$455
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2581
$2555

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cameroon

City Cost of living Population
Yaounde
$662
2.44M
Douala
$1422
2.77M
Garoua
$611
1.75M
Bafoussam
$620
480K
Bamenda
$614
349K
Maroua
$587
201K
Ngaoundere
$541
190K
Kumba
$846
144K
Buea
$679
131K
Limbe
$737
84.2K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$967
8.13M
Basra
$851
1.33M
Mosul
$569
1.79M
Kirkuk
$506
975K
Najaf
$566
725K
Sulaymaniyah
$650
878K
Ramadi
$776
875K
Erbil
$840
846K
Karbala
$588
690K
Nasiriyah
$665
542K
Amarah
$679
512K
Ctesiphon
$781
500K
Hillah
$693
541K
Baqubah
$669
468K
Az Zubayr
$692
370K
Kut
$632
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$474
392K
Duhok
$627
331K
Fallujah
$828
251K
Samawah
$584
215K
Kufa
$553
171K
Zakho
$668
219K
Abu Ghraib
$961
189K
Samarra
$687
140K
Umm Qasr
$702
108K
Al-Faw
$699
105K
Tikrit
$644
106K
Al-Karmah
$838
95K
Sinjar
$654
22.5K