Cameroon vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

Cameroon Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$825
$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$386
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$305
$321
💸 GDP per capita
$1588
$3499
😃 Human freedom index
5.34
6.52
❤️ Life expectancy
60.3
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
33
🌐 English speaking %
38%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
42
58
😀 Quality of life
21
46
🏙️ Population
24.1M
109M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($825) is 32% more expensive than in the Philippines ($623). Cameroon ranked 107th vs 149th for the Philippines in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cameroon compared to 0.5 months in the Philippines. Ranked 173rd and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Cameroon and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 86 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 Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$3.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$1.42
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.1
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.36%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$2267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$511
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.6
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.38
$3.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.13
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.8
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.4
$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.69
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$39.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2281
$5424

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cameroon

City Cost of living Population
Yaounde
$556
2.44M
Garoua
$598
1.75M
Douala
$1332
2.77M
Bafoussam
$784
600K
Ngaoundere
$541
190K
Bamenda
$443
270K
Maroua
$573
201K
Kumba
$564
144K
Buea
$386
131K
Limbe
$511
84.2K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$754
2.96M
Manila
$794
1.85M
Davao
$626
1.78M
Caloocan
$808
1.66M
Taguig
$982
887K
Makati
$847
630K
Cebu
$752
964K
Las Pinas
$656
606K
Paranaque
$674
690K
Bacoor
$554
665K
Dasmarinas
$439
703K
Pasig
$819
803K
La Union
$563
822K
Zamboanga
$519
977K
Valenzuela
$441
715K
Antipolo
$591
887K
Muntinlupa
$667
543K
Cagayan de Oro
$563
728K
Palawan
$586
940K
San Jose del Monte
$499
652K
General Trias
$602
451K
Pasay
$701
441K
Imus
$600
497K
General Santos
$514
697K
Mandaluyong
$784
426K
Marikina
$503
456K
Lapu-Lapu
$658
498K
Santa Rosa
$693
415K
Calamba
$463
540K
Angeles
$655
463K