Cost of living comparison

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

Cameroon is 79.1% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants
pay 93.2% more in Cameroon
Groceries
pay 47.1% more in Cameroon
Transportation
pay 24.7% more in Cameroon
Housing
pay 3.8 times more in Cameroon
Childcare
pay 5.6% less in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 50.3% more in Cameroon
Clothing
pay 61.1% more in Cameroon

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Cameroon are more expensive than in Vietnam. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Cameroon.

Cameroon vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

pay 93.2% more for restaurants

 
Vietnam
Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.92
₫49,107
$4.63
FCFA2,792
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.34
₫111,007
$4.49
FCFA2,710
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.54
₫13,774
$1.38
FCFA830

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pay 47.1% more for groceries

 
Vietnam
Cameroon
Bread
1 loaf
$0.90
₫23,079
$0.40
FCFA243
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.05
₫154,832
$9.80
FCFA5,913
Milk (1 gallon) $5.46
₫139,675
$9.41
FCFA5,677

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pay 24.7% more for transportation

 
Vietnam
Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.47
₫88,682
$4.41
FCFA2,657
Monthly public transit pass $7.11
₫181,787
$16.34
FCFA9,855
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,423.92
₫905,983,445
$25,808.69
FCFA15,566,538

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

 
Vietnam
Cameroon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.68
₫222,078
$96.22
FCFA58,034
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $297.09
₫7,598,195
$355.76
FCFA214,574
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $207.27
₫5,301,012
$265.27
FCFA159,998

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pay 5.6% less for childcare

 
Vietnam
Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $205.27
₫5,249,781
$343.62
FCFA207,256
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,496.31
₫319,598,989
$2,662.70
FCFA1,606,010

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pay 50.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vietnam
Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.88
₫22,414
$1.14
FCFA690
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.58
₫40,417
$1.60
FCFA963
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.27
₫32,372
$1.91
FCFA1,150

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pay 61.1% more for clothing

 
Vietnam
Cameroon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$28.00
₫716,039
$41.77
FCFA25,196
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.19
₫567,614
$52.19
FCFA31,481
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$79.50
₫2,033,129
$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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