Cameroon vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$893
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2159
$2190
🏠 One person rent
$410
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.5
$59.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$772
💸 GDP per capita
$1762
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
5.26
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
22
🌐 English speaking %
38%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
39
85
😀 Quality of life
21
49
🏙️ Population
29.1M
144M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($893) is 1% less expensive than in Russia ($902). Cameroon ranked 112th vs 109th for Russia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Cameroon compared to 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 177th and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Russia

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$9.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.4
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.46
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$1218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$701
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.1
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.2
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.73%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1505
$3624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$743
$2019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.96
$5.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.61
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$9.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.08
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.9
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2476
$9820

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cameroon

City Cost of living Population
Douala
$1363
2.77M
Yaounde
$671
2.44M
Garoua
$621
1.75M
Bafoussam
$793
480K
Bamenda
$698
349K
Ngaoundere
$571
190K
Maroua
$596
201K
Kumba
$849
144K
Buea
$665
131K
Limbe
$755
84.2K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1438
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$971
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$813
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$962
1.47M
Kazan
$868
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$851
1.14M
Krasnodar
$828
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1.2M
Ufa
$802
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$837
1.09M
Omsk
$786
1.1M
Perm
$714
1.03M
Samara
$796
1.15M
Chelyabinsk
$829
1.18M
Voronezh
$707
1.04M
Tyumen
$909
872K
Khabarovsk
$830
616K
Saratov
$783
838K
Izhevsk
$635
616K
Vladivostok
$824
592K
Balashikha
$898
530K
Yaroslavl
$672
567K
Volgograd
$667
1.01M
Irkutsk
$735
606K
Tula
$837
467K
Ulyanovsk
$641
613K
Tolyatti
$686
663K
Ryazan
$692
519K
Orenburg
$695
537K
Kemerovo
$708
543K