Cameroon vs Saint Lucia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Saint Lucia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$816
$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2013
$2847
🏠 One person rent
$347
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$496
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$73.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$1039
💸 GDP per capita
$1830
$14182
😃 Human freedom index
5.13
6.5
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
72.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
59
🌐 English speaking %
38%
43%
🎓 Higher education
37
1
😀 Quality of life
23
49
🏙️ Population
29.1M
180K

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($816) is 32% less expensive than in Saint Lucia ($1194). Cameroon ranked 129th vs 67th for Saint Lucia 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 0.9 months in Saint Lucia. Ranked 169th and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Saint Lucia

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Saint Lucia 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 Saint Lucia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.07
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.1
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.7
$8.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.58
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$80.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.2
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.36%
7.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1480
$2132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$809
$1496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.4
$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.3
$34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.53
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$7.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.89
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$4.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$6.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$38
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$449
$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2531
$10002

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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 Saint Lucia

City Cost of living Population
Castries
$1178
20K
Vieux Fort
$1214
15.8K