Cameroon vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$948
$852
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2374
$1931
🏠 One person rent
$452
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$748
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$242
💸 GDP per capita
$1674
$1369
😃 Human freedom index
5.3
6.21
❤️ Life expectancy
61
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
37
🌐 English speaking %
38%
16%
🎓 Higher education
40
49
😀 Quality of life
18
25
🏙️ Population
24.1M
17.1M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($948) is 11% more expensive than in Zambia ($852). Cameroon ranked 95th vs 114th for Zambia 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 0.3 months in Zambia. Ranked 172nd and 157th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$6.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$3.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.82%
21.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1969
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$7150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.4
$39.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.72
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$387
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2694
$5862

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Cities Comparison in Cameroon vs Zambia

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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 Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$685
2.47M
Kitwe
$1116
625K
Ndola
$1139
528K
Livingstone
$670
177K
Chingola
$1028
255K
Mufulira
$1090
182K
Kasama
$1079
158K
Choma
$725
51.8K
Kapiri Mposhi
$894
65.2K
Mansa
$1017
45.5K