Cost of living comparison

Cameroon

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 20.8% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.1% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 29.3% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 1.6% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 4.5% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 66.7% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.7% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 19.1% more in Mongolia

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

Mongolia vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.1% less for restaurants

	Cameroon	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 FCFA2,771	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	+9.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.49 FCFA2,689	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	+8.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA824	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-39.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 FCFA336	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	-7.0%
Average			-7.1%

Cameroon vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.3% more for groceries

	Cameroon	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA241	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	+128.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 FCFA5,867	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	-30.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.41 FCFA5,633	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	-42.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 FCFA1,066	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	+24.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 FCFA1,874	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-34.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.63 FCFA976	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+3.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 FCFA478	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+63.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA466	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+145.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 FCFA335	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+162.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA537	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-66.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 FCFA405	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	-32.7%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 1.6% less for transportation

	Cameroon	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 FCFA2,637	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-9.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA9,779	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-50.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,808.69 FCFA15,446,983	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	+17.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 FCFA2,331	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	+36.0%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 4.5% more for housing

	Cameroon	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.22 FCFA57,588	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-84.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$355.76 FCFA212,926	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	+57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.27 FCFA158,769	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	+61.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.86 FCFA41,815	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-16.1%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 66.7% more for childcare

	Cameroon	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.62 FCFA205,664	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-55.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,662.70 FCFA1,593,676	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	+188.8%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 34.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.14 FCFA685	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	+54.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA955	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	+57.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 FCFA1,141	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-7.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 FCFA16,842	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+113.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA4,890	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	-44.2%
Average			+34.7%

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

	Cameroon	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.77 FCFA25,002	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	+59.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.19 FCFA31,239	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	-3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.70 FCFA57,878	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	-8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.51 FCFA66,140	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+28.7%
Average			+19.1%

Cameroon vs. Mongolia - 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: April 2025

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