Cost of living comparison

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

Cameroon is 17.7% more expensive than Fiji overall.

Restaurants
pay 15.9% less in Cameroon
Groceries
pay 9.8% more in Cameroon
Transportation
pay 17.2% less in Cameroon
Housing
pay 86.5% more in Cameroon
Childcare
pay 10.6% more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.8% less in Cameroon
Clothing
pay 68.7% more in Cameroon

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

Cameroon vs. Fiji Cost Breakdown

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

pay 15.9% less for restaurants

 
Fiji
Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.47
FJD10.00
$4.63
FCFA2,578
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.32
FJD16.38
$4.49
FCFA2,502
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.28
FJD2.87
$1.38
FCFA767

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pay 9.8% more for groceries

 
Fiji
Cameroon
Bread
1 loaf
$0.59
FJD1.32
$0.40
FCFA224
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.99
FJD11.18
$9.80
FCFA5,460
Milk (1 gallon) $4.82
FJD10.79
$9.41
FCFA5,241

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pay 17.2% less for transportation

 
Fiji
Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.92
FJD11.03
$4.41
FCFA2,454
Monthly public transit pass $29.99
FJD67.15
$16.34
FCFA9,099
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,444.40
FJD59,214.29
$25,808.69
FCFA14,372,918

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pay 86.5% more for housing

 
Fiji
Cameroon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.46
FJD52.52
$96.22
FCFA53,584
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $573.38
FJD1,283.91
$355.76
FCFA198,121
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $260.63
FJD583.59
$265.27
FCFA147,730

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pay 10.6% more for childcare

 
Fiji
Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $180.39
FJD403.93
$343.62
FCFA191,364
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,637.89
FJD19,341.97
$2,662.70
FCFA1,482,864

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pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Fiji
Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.68
FJD6.00
$1.14
FCFA637
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.03
FJD6.78
$1.60
FCFA889
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.07
FJD20.31
$1.91
FCFA1,062

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pay 68.7% more for clothing

 
Fiji
Cameroon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$24.28
FJD54.36
$41.77
FCFA23,264
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$29.93
FJD67.03
$52.19
FCFA29,067
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$62.95
FJD140.95
$96.70
FCFA53,854

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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: July 2025
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