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Indonesia vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 11.3% cheaper than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.5% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 0.3% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 15.5% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 40.9% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 30.1% more in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% more in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 29.1% less in Indonesia

The cost of childcare and entertainment and sports in Indonesia are more expensive than in Cameroon. Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.5% less for restaurants

	Cameroon	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 FCFA2,945	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	-61.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.49 FCFA2,858	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	-28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA876	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	-54.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 FCFA357	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	-26.4%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 0.3% less for groceries

	Cameroon	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA256	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	+208.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 FCFA6,236	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	-53.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.41 FCFA5,987	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	-44.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 FCFA1,133	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	-8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 FCFA1,992	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	-55.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.63 FCFA1,037	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	-28.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 FCFA508	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	-22.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA495	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	+4.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 FCFA356	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	-3.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA571	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	-37.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 FCFA430	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	+36.6%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 15.5% less for transportation

	Cameroon	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 FCFA2,803	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	-29.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA10,394	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	-25.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,808.69 FCFA16,417,968	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	-6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 FCFA2,477	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	-0.3%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 40.9% less for housing

	Cameroon	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.22 FCFA61,208	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	-72.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$355.76 FCFA226,311	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	-21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.27 FCFA168,749	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	-38.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.86 FCFA44,444	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	-31.6%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 30.1% more for childcare

	Cameroon	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.62 FCFA218,592	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	-67.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,662.70 FCFA1,693,853	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	+127.6%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.14 FCFA728	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	+139.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA1,015	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	+7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 FCFA1,213	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	+14.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 FCFA17,901	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	-5.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA5,197	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	-61.4%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 29.1% less for clothing

	Cameroon	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.77 FCFA26,574	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	+0.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.19 FCFA33,203	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	-46.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.70 FCFA61,516	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	-29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.51 FCFA70,297	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	-41.1%
Average			-29.1%

Cameroon vs. Indonesia - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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