Cost of living and expenses in Cameroon

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What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Cameroon? What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Cameroon, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Cameroon (The last update: 4 days ago)

See also: food prices   Prices in restaurants   entertainment costs  

Currency in Cameroon Central African CFA franc (XAF FCFA). For 10 US dollars you can get 6.22 thousand Central African CFA francs. For 100 US dollars you can get 62.2 thousand Central African CFA francs. And the other way around: For 100 Central African CFA francs you can get 0.161 US dollars.


What are the different prices in the cities in Cameroon? Look here: Prices in cities in Cameroon

Prices: Douala   Yaoundé   Bamenda   Bafoussam   Bali   Foumbot   Kumba   Loum   Mbouda   Nkongsamba  


Price fees $126 ($72 - $161)

fees

$126 ($72 - $161)
39% is less expensive than in United States

Price internet $123 ($40 - $177)

internet

$123 ($40 - $177)
72% more than in United States

Price jeans $59 ($16.1 - $88)

jeans

$59 ($16.1 - $88)
13% more than in United States

Price average earnings $160

average earnings

$160
96% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a small apartment in the center $681 ($104 - $1.19K)

renting a small apartment in the center

$681 ($104 - $1.19K)
62% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $807 ($241 - $1.61K)

renting a large apartment outside the center

$807 ($241 - $1.61K)
67% is less expensive than in United States

The cost of living in Cameroon:

  1. One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.72 (FCFA 450)
  2. Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $16.1 (FCFA 10K)
  3. Gasoline (1 liter) $1.1 (FCFA 710)
  4. Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $28.8K (FCFA 17.9M)
  5. Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $681 (FCFA 424K)
  6. Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $411 (FCFA 255K)
  7. Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $1.5K (FCFA 936K)
  8. Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $807 (FCFA 502K)
  9. Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $126 (FCFA 78.1K)
  10. Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $123 (FCFA 76.3K)
  11. numb_34 $22 (FCFA 13.9K)
  12. 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $59 (FCFA 36.8K)
  13. 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $55 (FCFA 34.4K)
  14. 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $115 (FCFA 71.3K)
  15. 1 pair of men's leather shoes $116 (FCFA 71.9K)
  16. Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $11.3K (FCFA 7.01M)
  17. Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $422 (FCFA 263K)
  18. Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.87K (FCFA 1.17M)
  19. International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $2.9K (FCFA 1.8M)
  20. Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $876 (FCFA 545K)
  21. Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $160 (FCFA 99.7K)
  22. Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 18%
  23. Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $0.48 (FCFA 300)
  24. Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.4 (FCFA 250)
  25. Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $4.8 (FCFA 3K)
source: hikersbay.com & numbeo.com

Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:

Price renting a small apartment in the center $681 ($104 - $1.19K)

renting a small apartment in the center

$681 ($104 - $1.19K)
62% is less expensive than in United States

Price tomatoes $1.1 ($0.8 - $1.8)

tomatoes

$1.1 ($0.8 - $1.8)
78% is less expensive than in United States

Price local beer $1.1 ($0.8 - $1.6)

local beer

$1.1 ($0.8 - $1.6)
81% is less expensive than in United States

Price Burger King or a similar bar $4.8 ($3.2 - $4.8)

Burger King or a similar bar

$4.8 ($3.2 - $4.8)
by half less than in United States

Price rice $1.1 ($0.64 - $2.4)

rice

$1.1 ($0.64 - $2.4)
75% is less expensive than in United States

Price internet $123 ($40 - $177)

internet

$123 ($40 - $177)
72% more than in United States