Cost of living comparison

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

Cameroon is 23.7% cheaper than Malta overall.

Restaurants
pay 56.1% less in Cameroon
Groceries
pay 4.1% more in Cameroon
Transportation
pay 34.1% less in Cameroon
Housing
pay 20.4% more in Cameroon
Childcare
pay 55.4% less in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 47.0% less in Cameroon
Clothing
pay 2.5% more in Cameroon

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

Cameroon vs. Malta Cost Breakdown

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

pay 56.1% less for restaurants

 
Malta
Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.58
€14.32
$4.63
FCFA2,792
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.83
€9.04
$4.49
FCFA2,710
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.16
€1.99
$1.38
FCFA830

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pay 4.1% more for groceries

 
Malta
Cameroon
Bread
1 loaf
$1.20
€1.10
$0.40
FCFA243
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.39
€4.04
$9.80
FCFA5,913
Milk (1 gallon) $4.49
€4.13
$9.41
FCFA5,677

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pay 34.1% less for transportation

 
Malta
Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.42
€4.98
$4.41
FCFA2,657
Monthly public transit pass $23.63
€21.73
$16.34
FCFA9,855
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,001.46
€23,908.29
$25,808.69
FCFA15,566,538

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pay 20.4% more for housing

 
Malta
Cameroon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.01
€28.51
$96.22
FCFA58,034
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $947.36
€871.10
$355.76
FCFA214,574
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $804.74
€739.96
$265.27
FCFA159,998

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pay 55.4% less for childcare

 
Malta
Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $587.45
€540.16
$343.62
FCFA207,256
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,655.79
€7,958.98
$2,662.70
FCFA1,606,010

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pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Malta
Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.44
€3.16
$1.14
FCFA690
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.38
€2.19
$1.60
FCFA963
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.93
€5.45
$1.91
FCFA1,150

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pay 2.5% more for clothing

 
Malta
Cameroon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.57
€82.36
$41.77
FCFA25,196
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.50
€33.56
$52.19
FCFA31,481
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.33
€81.22
$96.70
FCFA58,326

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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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