Cameroon vs Myanmar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Myanmar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$816
$630
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2013
$1635
🏠 One person rent
$347
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$386
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$180
💸 GDP per capita
$1830
$1359
😃 Human freedom index
5.13
4.03
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
66.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
16
🌐 English speaking %
38%
4.5%
🎓 Higher education
37
20
😀 Quality of life
23
23
🏙️ Population
29.1M
54.5M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($816) is 30% more expensive than in Myanmar ($630). Cameroon ranked 129th vs 164th for Myanmar 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 0.3 months in Myanmar. Ranked 169th and 168th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Myanmar

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Myanmar as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 12 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 Myanmar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.07
$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.1
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.7
$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.2
$43
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.36%
10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1480
$1821
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$809
$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.4
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.3
$12.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.53
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$6.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.89
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$38
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$449
$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2531
$13326

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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 Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$656
6.87M
Mandalay
$555
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$627
1.16M
Hpa-an
$601
422K
Pathein
$721
287K
Mawlamyine
$575
289K
Bago
$610
284K
Taunggyi
$549
265K
Myitkyina
$555
243K
Myeik
$567
222K
Monywa
$534
207K
Sittwe
$583
101K