Cost of living comparison

 North Korea
compared to
 Cameroon
Cameroon vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 55.3% more expensive than North Korea overall.

Restaurants
pay 41.7% less in Cameroon
Groceries
pay 22.0% more in Cameroon
Housing
pay 3.6 times more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 21.1% less in Cameroon

The cost of housing and groceries in Cameroon are more expensive than in North Korea. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Cameroon. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Cameroon.

Cameroon vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cameroon instead of North Korea, you would:

pay 41.7% less for restaurants

 
North Korea
Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $4.63
FCFA2,699
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.49
FCFA2,620
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$1.38
FCFA803

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pay 22.0% more for groceries

 
North Korea
Cameroon
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$0.40
FCFA234
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $9.80
FCFA5,716
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$9.41
FCFA5,487

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
North Korea
Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.41
FCFA2,569
Monthly public transit pass ?? $16.34
FCFA9,526
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $25,808.69
FCFA15,047,681

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

 
North Korea
Cameroon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $96.22
FCFA56,100
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$355.76
FCFA207,422
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$265.27
FCFA154,665

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
North Korea
Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $343.62
FCFA200,347
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $2,662.70
FCFA1,552,479

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pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
North Korea
Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$1.14
FCFA667
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$1.60
FCFA931
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.91
FCFA1,111

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
North Korea
Cameroon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $41.77
FCFA24,356
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $52.19
FCFA30,431
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $96.70
FCFA56,382

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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: May 2025
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