Cameroon vs Sierra Leone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Sierra Leone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$893
$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2159
$1667
🏠 One person rent
$410
$964
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$642
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.5
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$287
💸 GDP per capita
$1762
$873
😃 Human freedom index
5.26
6.34
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
33
🌐 English speaking %
38%
83.5%
🎓 Higher education
39
22
😀 Quality of life
21
31
🏙️ Population
29.1M
8.64M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($893) is 33% less expensive than in Sierra Leone ($1327). Cameroon ranked 112th vs 50th for Sierra Leone 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 0.2 months in Sierra Leone. Ranked 177th and 151st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Sierra Leone

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Sierra Leone as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 3 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 Sierra Leone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.4
$26.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.46
$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$857
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.1
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.2
$75.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.73%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1505
$1514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$743
$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.96
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.61
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.08
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.9
$10
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$87.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2476
$3157

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Cities Comparison in Cameroon vs Sierra Leone

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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 Sierra Leone

City Cost of living Population
Bo
$1283
234K
Freetown
$1347
951K
Kenema
$1281
188K