Cost of living comparison

 Canada
compared to
 Cameroon
Cameroon vs. Canada Cost of Living Summary
Cameroon vs. Canada Cost Breakdown

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

pay 55.8% less for restaurants

 
Canada
Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.37
CA$22.83
$4.63
FCFA2,699
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.01
CA$13.96
$4.49
FCFA2,620
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
CA$2.78
$1.38
FCFA803

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pay 21.2% less for groceries

 
Canada
Cameroon
Bread
1 loaf
$2.48
CA$3.46
$0.40
FCFA234
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.30
CA$7.39
$9.80
FCFA5,716
Milk (1 gallon) $8.04
CA$11.20
$9.41
FCFA5,487

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pay 36.2% less for transportation

 
Canada
Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.35
CA$6.06
$4.41
FCFA2,569
Monthly public transit pass $65.88
CA$91.85
$16.34
FCFA9,526
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,555.94
CA$34,237.12
$25,808.69
FCFA15,047,681

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pay 32.1% less for housing

 
Canada
Cameroon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$60.95
CA$84.98
$96.22
FCFA56,100
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,220.42
CA$1,701.56
$355.76
FCFA207,422
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,114.36
CA$1,553.69
$265.27
FCFA154,665

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pay 65.3% less for childcare

 
Canada
Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $729.99
CA$1,017.79
$343.62
FCFA200,347
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,017.58
CA$16,755.51
$2,662.70
FCFA1,552,479

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pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Canada
Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.20
CA$7.25
$1.14
FCFA667
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.58
CA$4.99
$1.60
FCFA931
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.91
CA$18.00
$1.91
FCFA1,111

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pay 8.3% more for clothing

 
Canada
Cameroon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.89
CA$75.13
$41.77
FCFA24,356
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.01
CA$54.39
$52.19
FCFA30,431
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$84.94
CA$118.42
$96.70
FCFA56,382

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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: May 2025
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