Cost of living comparison

 Cameroon
compared to
 Cuba
Cuba vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Cuba is 52.4% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants
pay 63.0% more in Cuba
Groceries
pay 34.0% more in Cuba
Transportation
pay 79.9% more in Cuba
Housing
pay 27.1% more in Cuba
Childcare
pay 2.5 times more in Cuba
Entertainment and Sports
pay 35.4% more in Cuba
Clothing
pay 22.3% less in Cuba

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Cuba are more expensive than in Cameroon. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Cuba.

Cuba vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cuba instead of Cameroon, you would:

pay 63.0% more for restaurants

 
Cameroon
Cuba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.63
FCFA2,792
$5.06
CUC5.06
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.49
FCFA2,710
$7.75
CUC7.75
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
FCFA830
$2.08
CUC2.08

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pay 34.0% more for groceries

 
Cameroon
Cuba
Bread
1 loaf
$0.40
FCFA243
$1.17
CUC1.17
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.80
FCFA5,913
$2.75
CUC2.75
Milk (1 gallon) $9.41
FCFA5,677
$11.92
CUC11.92

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pay 79.9% more for transportation

 
Cameroon
Cuba
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.41
FCFA2,657
$4.81
CUC4.81
Monthly public transit pass $16.34
FCFA9,855
$22.50
CUC22.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,808.69
FCFA15,566,538
$65,000.00
CUC65,000.00

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pay 27.1% more for housing

 
Cameroon
Cuba
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$96.22
FCFA58,034
$147.50
CUC147.50
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $355.76
FCFA214,574
$381.94
CUC381.94
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $265.27
FCFA159,998
$544.70
CUC544.70

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
Cameroon
Cuba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $343.62
FCFA207,256
$101.00
CUC101.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,662.70
FCFA1,606,010
$12,500.00
CUC12,500.00

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pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Cameroon
Cuba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.14
FCFA690
$2.88
CUC2.88
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.60
FCFA963
$1.10
CUC1.10
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.91
FCFA1,150
$3.85
CUC3.85

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pay 22.3% less for clothing

 
Cameroon
Cuba
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$41.77
FCFA25,196
$39.88
CUC39.88
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$52.19
FCFA31,481
$31.83
CUC31.83
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$96.70
FCFA58,326
$75.62
CUC75.62

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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