Cameroon vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$893
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2147
🏠 One person rent
$394
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$344
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.4
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$330
💸 GDP per capita
$1762
$2656
😃 Human freedom index
5.26
4.87
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
62.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
21
🌐 English speaking %
38%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
40
48
😀 Quality of life
16
25
🏙️ Population
28.4M
15.2M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($893) is 2% more expensive than in Zimbabwe ($873). Cameroon ranked 113th vs 117th for Zimbabwe in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Cameroon compared to 0.4 months in Zimbabwe. Ranked 180th and 160th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Zimbabwe

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$47.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$5.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$2
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$521
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.3
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.2
$88.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.96%
13.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1525
$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1062
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.28
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$6.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.61
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$8.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.36
$9.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.13
$6.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$20
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$37.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$455
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2581
$8639

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Cities Comparison in Cameroon vs Zimbabwe

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cameroon

City Cost of living Population
Yaounde
$662
2.44M
Douala
$1422
2.77M
Garoua
$611
1.75M
Bafoussam
$620
480K
Bamenda
$614
349K
Maroua
$587
201K
Ngaoundere
$541
190K
Kumba
$846
144K
Buea
$679
131K
Limbe
$737
84.2K

In Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$1001
2.15M
Masvingo
$845
1.64M
Bulawayo
$768
666K
Chitungwiza
$751
371K
Mutare
$757
225K
Gweru
$584
141K
Kadoma
$758
116K
Kwekwe
$714
93.1K
Marondera
$778
52.3K
Chinhoyi
$647
56.8K