Cost of living comparison
Cameroon is 6.8% more expensive than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.7% less in Cameroon
- Groceries
-
pay 78.4% more in Cameroon
- Transportation
-
pay 30.8% less in Cameroon
- Housing
-
pay 30.4% more in Cameroon
- Childcare
-
pay 25.7% more in Cameroon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.0% less in Cameroon
- Clothing
-
pay 3.3% less in Cameroon
The cost of groceries, housing, and childcare in Cameroon are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Cameroon. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Cameroon.
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 34.7% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,239
|
$4.63
FCFA2,792
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,497
|
$4.49
FCFA2,710
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,409
|
$1.38
FCFA830
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,254
|
$0.56
FCFA338
|
|
pay 78.4% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,813
|
$0.40
FCFA243
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,237
|
$9.80
FCFA5,913
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,702
|
$9.41
FCFA5,677
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,998
|
$1.78
FCFA1,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,792
|
$3.13
FCFA1,889
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,313
|
$1.63
FCFA983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,067
|
$0.80
FCFA482
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,880
|
$0.78
FCFA469
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,865
|
$0.56
FCFA338
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,383
|
$0.90
FCFA542
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,230
|
$0.68
FCFA408
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,782
|
$4.41
FCFA2,657
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,418
|
$16.34
FCFA9,855
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,146,472
|
$25,808.69
FCFA15,566,538
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,471
|
$3.89
FCFA2,349
|
|
pay 30.4% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,178
|
$96.22
FCFA58,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,275,698
|
$355.76
FCFA214,574
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,821,421
|
$265.27
FCFA159,998
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,442,897
|
$69.86
FCFA42,139
|
|
pay 25.7% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,742,500
|
$343.62
FCFA207,256
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,794,827
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,606,010
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,817
|
$1.14
FCFA690
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,251
|
$1.60
FCFA963
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,211
|
$1.91
FCFA1,150
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,531,953
|
$28.14
FCFA16,972
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,838
|
$8.17
FCFA4,927
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,316
|
$41.77
FCFA25,196
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,323
|
$52.19
FCFA31,481
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,854
|
$96.70
FCFA58,326
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,320,518
|
$110.51
FCFA66,652
|
|
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