Cameroon vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$948
$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2374
$3555
🏠 One person rent
$452
$811
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$3016
💸 GDP per capita
$1674
$56305
😃 Human freedom index
5.3
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
61
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
82
🌐 English speaking %
38%
89%
🎓 Higher education
40
95
😀 Quality of life
18
92
🏙️ Population
24.1M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($948) is 40% less expensive than in Sweden ($1571). Cameroon ranked 95th vs 31st for Sweden 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 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 172nd and 10th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$7.2
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$656
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$1625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.82%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1969
$5608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$3611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.4
$78.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.72
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$387
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2694
$4409

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Cities Comparison in Cameroon vs Sweden

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cameroon

City Cost of living Population
Yaounde
$764
2.44M
Garoua
$724
1.75M
Douala
$1368
2.77M
Bafoussam
$794
480K
Bamenda
$714
349K
Ngaoundere
$666
190K
Maroua
$701
201K
Kumba
$933
144K
Buea
$655
131K
Limbe
$710
84.2K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1991
985K
Gothenburg
$1725
608K
Malmo
$1570
325K
Vasteras
$1338
129K
Uppsala
$1460
167K
Helsingborg
$1306
114K
Linkoping
$1347
116K
Orebro
$1275
127K
Taby
$1586
77.4K
Lund
$1459
94.4K
Umea
$1234
91.9K
Norrkoping
$1285
98.1K
Solna
$1628
85.3K
Sollentuna
$2039
77.3K
Jonkoping
$1407
101K
Eskilstuna
$1274
69.9K
Sodertalje
$1644
76.3K
Gavle
$1463
79K
Karlstad
$1259
67.1K
Halmstad
$1341
71.4K
Sigtuna
$1604
52.5K
Boras
$1264
74K
Uddevalla
$1355
57.1K
Lulea
$1355
49.1K
Sundsvall
$1285
58.8K
Skovde
$1415
57.6K
Trollhattan
$1206
50.5K
Vaxjo
$1328
71.3K
Ostersund
$1400
53K
Tumba
$1638
46K