Cameroon vs Maldives - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Maldives
🚶 Cost of living one person
$816
$1342
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2013
$2851
🏠 One person rent
$347
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$44.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$811
💸 GDP per capita
$1830
$13379
😃 Human freedom index
5.13
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
81
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
39
🌐 English speaking %
38%
70%
🎓 Higher education
37
12
😀 Quality of life
23
61
🏙️ Population
29.1M
528K

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($816) is 39% less expensive than in Maldives ($1342). Cameroon ranked 129th vs 50th for Maldives 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 0.6 months in Maldives. Ranked 169th and 68th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Maldives

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Maldives as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Maldives
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.07
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.1
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.7
$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$4.86
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$875
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$649
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$2101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$1765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.2
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.36%
14.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1480
$3284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$809
$1416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.4
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.3
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.53
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.89
$5.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$38
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$449
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2531
$3290

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Cities Comparison in Cameroon vs Maldives

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cameroon

City Cost of living Population
Yaounde
$666
2.44M
Douala
$1156
2.77M
Garoua
$601
1.75M
Bafoussam
$759
480K
Bamenda
$699
349K
Maroua
$576
201K
Ngaoundere
$551
190K
Kumba
$821
144K
Buea
$627
131K
Limbe
$738
84.2K

In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1321
133K
Hulhumale
$1387
65.7K