Cameroon vs South Sudan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon South Sudan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$833
$489
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2181
$1205
🏠 One person rent
$385
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$809
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$30.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$360
💸 GDP per capita
$1563
$1072
😃 Human freedom index
5.3
3.6
❤️ Life expectancy
60.3
55
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
13
🌐 English speaking %
38%
40%
🎓 Higher education
40
17
😀 Quality of life
19
5
🏙️ Population
24.1M
12.6M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($833) is 70% more expensive than in South Sudan ($489). Cameroon ranked 105th vs 183rd for South Sudan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cameroon compared to 0.7 months in South Sudan. Ranked 174th and 194th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs South Sudan

We calculate prices for Cameroon and South Sudan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 5 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 South Sudan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.8
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.71
 Cappuccino
$1.4
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.4
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.6
$28.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
10.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$536
$765
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
$5.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.4
$14.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.07
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$87.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2653
$2901

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Cities Comparison in Cameroon vs South Sudan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cameroon

City Cost of living Population
Yaounde
$567
2.44M
Garoua
$633
1.75M
Douala
$1300
2.77M
Bafoussam
$761
600K
Bamenda
$436
270K
Ngaoundere
$548
190K
Maroua
$616
201K
Kumba
$860
144K
Buea
$587
131K
Limbe
$683
84.2K

In South Sudan

City Cost of living Population
Juba
$498
526K
Bor
$489
315K
Wau
$484
233K
Malakal
$479
147K
Yambio
$476
130K