Cost of living comparison

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Cameroon vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 14.7% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9% more in Cameroon
Groceries: pay 25.9% more in Cameroon
Transportation: pay 10.0% less in Cameroon
Housing: pay 11.5% more in Cameroon
Childcare: pay 26.5% more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% less in Cameroon
Clothing: pay 50.4% more in Cameroon

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

Cameroon vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9% more for restaurants

	Namibia	Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.95 NAD149.16	$4.63 FCFA2,912	-41.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 NAD79.35	$4.49 FCFA2,826	+6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.63	$1.38 FCFA866	+65.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 NAD12.82	$0.56 FCFA353	-17.9%
Average			+2.9%

Namibia vs. Cameroon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.9% more for groceries

	Namibia	Cameroon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 NAD16.42	$0.40 FCFA253	-54.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.33 NAD62.54	$9.80 FCFA6,167	+194.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 NAD95.95	$9.41 FCFA5,920	+84.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 NAD48.12	$1.78 FCFA1,120	-30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD43.70	$3.13 FCFA1,970	+34.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.90	$1.63 FCFA1,026	+105.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 NAD14.37	$0.80 FCFA502	+4.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD13.37	$0.78 FCFA490	+9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD15.60	$0.56 FCFA353	-32.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD17.16	$0.90 FCFA565	-1.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD17.49	$0.68 FCFA425	-27.5%
Average			+25.9%

Namibia vs. Cameroon - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.0% less for transportation

	Namibia	Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 NAD89.49	$4.41 FCFA2,771	-7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD639.25	$16.34 FCFA10,278	-52.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,621.70 NAD292,990.93	$25,808.69 FCFA16,234,549	+65.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD133.18	$3.89 FCFA2,450	-45.2%
Average			-10.0%

Namibia vs. Cameroon - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.5% more for housing

	Namibia	Cameroon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.90 NAD1,198.47	$96.22 FCFA60,524	+50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$452.24 NAD8,481.94	$355.76 FCFA223,782	-21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$328.15 NAD6,154.58	$265.27 FCFA166,864	-19.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.47 NAD965.32	$69.86 FCFA43,947	+35.7%
Average			+11.5%

Namibia vs. Cameroon - Cost of housing

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pay 26.5% more for childcare

	Namibia	Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,178.51	$343.62 FCFA216,150	+102.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD99,451.78	$2,662.70 FCFA1,674,929	-49.8%
Average			+26.5%

Namibia vs. Cameroon - Cost of childcare

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pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 NAD27.97	$1.14 FCFA719	-23.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 NAD33.86	$1.60 FCFA1,004	-11.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.97 NAD55.67	$1.91 FCFA1,199	-35.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.72 NAD651.15	$28.14 FCFA17,701	-18.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 NAD91.89	$8.17 FCFA5,139	+66.7%
Average			-4.6%

Namibia vs. Cameroon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 50.4% more for clothing

	Namibia	Cameroon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD703.18	$41.77 FCFA26,277	+11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD505.81	$52.19 FCFA32,832	+93.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,314.02	$96.70 FCFA60,829	+38.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.59 NAD1,305.14	$110.51 FCFA69,512	+58.8%
Average			+50.4%

Namibia vs. Cameroon - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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