Cameroon vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$893
$1156
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2159
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$410
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$895
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.5
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$158
💸 GDP per capita
$1762
$1744
😃 Human freedom index
5.26
6.73
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
68.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
45
🌐 English speaking %
38%
2%
🎓 Higher education
39
58
😀 Quality of life
21
32
🏙️ Population
29.1M
18.5M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($893) is 23% less expensive than in Senegal ($1156). Cameroon ranked 112th vs 72nd for Senegal 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 0.1 months in Senegal. Ranked 177th and 147th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Senegal as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 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 Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.4
$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.46
$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$1803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$778
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.1
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.2
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.73%
8.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1505
$2417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$743
$1445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.96
$17.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.61
$2.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$8.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.08
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.9
$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2476
$6841

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Cities Comparison in Cameroon vs Senegal

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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 Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1221
1.44M
Thies
$1140
391K
Rufisque
$1141
295K
Saint-Louis
$1062
259K
Ziguinchor
$1031
205K
Kaolack
$1088
172K
Louga
$1060
113K
Kolda
$1044
62.3K
Fatick
$1084
39.4K