Cost of living comparison

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

Cameroon is 54.7% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants
pay 88.2% more in Cameroon
Groceries
pay 32.9% more in Cameroon
Transportation
pay 21.0% more in Cameroon
Housing
pay 99.0% more in Cameroon
Childcare
pay 75.0% more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.3% more in Cameroon
Clothing
pay 49.3% more in Cameroon

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Cameroon are more expensive than in Indonesia. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Cameroon.

Cameroon vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 88.2% more for restaurants

 
Indonesia
Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.78
IDR29,523.84
$4.63
FCFA2,699
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.24
IDR53,556.95
$4.49
FCFA2,620
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.63
IDR10,417.15
$1.38
FCFA803

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pay 32.9% more for groceries

 
Indonesia
Cameroon
Bread
1 loaf
$1.24
IDR20,556.23
$0.40
FCFA234
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.54
IDR75,098.91
$9.80
FCFA5,716
Milk (1 gallon) $5.19
IDR85,918.02
$9.41
FCFA5,487

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pay 21.0% more for transportation

 
Indonesia
Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.10
IDR51,290.43
$4.41
FCFA2,569
Monthly public transit pass $12.11
IDR200,328.76
$16.34
FCFA9,526
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,176.29
IDR399,991,817.03
$25,808.69
FCFA15,047,681

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pay 99.0% more for housing

 
Indonesia
Cameroon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.66
IDR441,160.73
$96.22
FCFA56,100
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $279.33
IDR4,621,424.16
$355.76
FCFA207,422
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $164.17
IDR2,716,210.67
$265.27
FCFA154,665

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pay 75.0% more for childcare

 
Indonesia
Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $112.28
IDR1,857,591.37
$343.62
FCFA200,347
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,061.21
IDR100,281,512.17
$2,662.70
FCFA1,552,479

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pay 17.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Indonesia
Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.74
IDR45,388.79
$1.14
FCFA667
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.71
IDR28,340.39
$1.60
FCFA931
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.18
IDR35,997.52
$1.91
FCFA1,111

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pay 49.3% more for clothing

 
Indonesia
Cameroon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$41.98
IDR694,581.20
$41.77
FCFA24,356
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$27.98
IDR462,991.27
$52.19
FCFA30,431
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$68.38
IDR1,131,406.03
$96.70
FCFA56,382

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