Cameroon vs Madagascar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Madagascar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$893
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$394
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$344
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.4
$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$111
💸 GDP per capita
$1762
$545
😃 Human freedom index
5.26
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
26
🌐 English speaking %
38%
18%
🎓 Higher education
40
36
😀 Quality of life
16
17
🏙️ Population
28.4M
25.6M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($893) is 72% more expensive than in Madagascar ($520). Cameroon ranked 113th vs 185th for Madagascar 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 0.2 months in Madagascar. Ranked 180th and 177th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Madagascar

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Madagascar as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 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 Madagascar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.79
 Cappuccino
$2
$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$69.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$521
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.3
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.2
$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.96%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1525
$676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$512
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.28
$17.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$5.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$5.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.61
$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.36
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.13
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$455
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2581
$12010

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Cities Comparison in Cameroon vs Madagascar

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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 Madagascar

City Cost of living Population
Antananarivo
$570
1.28M
Toamasina
$488
225K
Antsirabe
$366
265K
Toliara
$429
169K