Cost of living comparison

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

Cameroon is 2.2 times more expensive than Iran overall.

Restaurants
pay 18.9% more in Cameroon
Groceries
pay 2.4 times more in Cameroon
Transportation
pay 23.1% more in Cameroon
Housing
pay 4.0 times more in Cameroon
Childcare
pay 3.3 times more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Cameroon
Clothing
pay 41.2% more in Cameroon

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Cameroon are more expensive than in Iran. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Cameroon.

Cameroon vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

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

pay 18.9% more for restaurants

 
Iran
Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.77
IRR158,537
$4.63
FCFA2,803
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.72
IRR156,540
$4.49
FCFA2,721
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.85
IRR35,765
$1.38
FCFA834

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

 
Iran
Cameroon
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
IRR20,954
$0.40
FCFA244
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.06
IRR86,721
$9.80
FCFA5,937
Milk (1 gallon) $2.72
IRR114,497
$9.41
FCFA5,699

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pay 23.1% more for transportation

 
Iran
Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.50
IRR105,234
$4.41
FCFA2,668
Monthly public transit pass $11.01
IRR463,375
$16.34
FCFA9,894
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $70,890.26
IRR2,984,480,044
$25,808.69
FCFA15,629,051

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

 
Iran
Cameroon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.98
IRR504,340
$96.22
FCFA58,267
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $337.20
IRR14,196,072
$355.76
FCFA215,436
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $231.30
IRR9,737,893
$265.27
FCFA160,641

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

 
Iran
Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $88.94
IRR3,744,341
$343.62
FCFA208,088
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,004.45
IRR42,287,143
$2,662.70
FCFA1,612,460

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Iran
Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.81
IRR34,256
$1.14
FCFA693
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.24
IRR52,355
$1.60
FCFA967
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.96
IRR82,630
$1.91
FCFA1,154

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pay 41.2% more for clothing

 
Iran
Cameroon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$33.35
IRR1,404,230
$41.77
FCFA25,297
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$29.13
IRR1,226,294
$52.19
FCFA31,607
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.63
IRR4,404,965
$96.70
FCFA58,560

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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: March 2025
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