Cost of living comparison

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

Cameroon is 35.8% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants
pay 15.7% less in Cameroon
Groceries
pay 74.8% more in Cameroon
Transportation
pay 23.6% less in Cameroon
Housing
pay 2.4 times more in Cameroon
Childcare
pay 47.0% more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.1% more in Cameroon
Clothing
pay 26.7% more in Cameroon

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

Cameroon vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 15.7% less for restaurants

 
Macedonia
Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.21
MKD294.97
$4.63
FCFA2,792
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.44
MKD250.94
$4.49
FCFA2,710
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.47
MKD83.42
$1.38
FCFA830

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pay 74.8% more for groceries

 
Macedonia
Cameroon
Bread
1 loaf
$0.67
MKD37.96
$0.40
FCFA243
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.49
MKD197.32
$9.80
FCFA5,913
Milk (1 gallon) $4.51
MKD254.85
$9.41
FCFA5,677

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pay 23.6% less for transportation

 
Macedonia
Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.31
MKD300.16
$4.41
FCFA2,658
Monthly public transit pass $24.47
MKD1,384.19
$16.34
FCFA9,856
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,527.06
MKD1,726,662.81
$25,808.69
FCFA15,567,969

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Macedonia
Cameroon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.42
MKD928.93
$96.22
FCFA58,039
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $243.32
MKD13,762.83
$355.76
FCFA214,594
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $180.36
MKD10,201.49
$265.27
FCFA160,013

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pay 47.0% more for childcare

 
Macedonia
Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $225.27
MKD12,741.62
$343.62
FCFA207,275
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,883.00
MKD106,505.71
$2,662.70
FCFA1,606,158

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pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Macedonia
Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.78
MKD100.85
$1.14
FCFA690
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.56
MKD88.32
$1.60
FCFA963
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.74
MKD154.99
$1.91
FCFA1,150

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pay 26.7% more for clothing

 
Macedonia
Cameroon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.12
MKD2,835.10
$41.77
FCFA25,198
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.45
MKD1,891.87
$52.19
FCFA31,484
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$72.27
MKD4,087.98
$96.70
FCFA58,331

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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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