Cost of living comparison
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.
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
₫49,854
|
$4.63
FCFA2,699
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫112,698
|
$4.49
FCFA2,620
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,983
|
$1.38
FCFA803
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,443
|
$0.56
FCFA327
|
|
pay 47.1% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫23,431
|
$0.40
FCFA234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫157,190
|
$9.80
FCFA5,716
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫141,802
|
$9.41
FCFA5,487
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,923
|
$1.78
FCFA1,038
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫40,167
|
$3.13
FCFA1,826
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫31,098
|
$1.63
FCFA951
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫11,064
|
$0.80
FCFA466
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,807
|
$0.78
FCFA454
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,596
|
$0.56
FCFA327
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,358
|
$0.90
FCFA524
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,517
|
$0.68
FCFA394
|
|
pay 24.7% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫90,033
|
$4.41
FCFA2,569
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫184,556
|
$16.34
FCFA9,526
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫919,781,969
|
$25,808.69
FCFA15,047,681
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫146,496
|
$3.89
FCFA2,270
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫225,461
|
$96.22
FCFA56,100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,713,919
|
$355.76
FCFA207,422
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,381,749
|
$265.27
FCFA154,665
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,036,296
|
$69.86
FCFA40,735
|
|
pay 5.6% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,329,737
|
$343.62
FCFA200,347
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫324,466,621
|
$2,662.70
FCFA1,552,479
|
|
pay 50.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,755
|
$1.14
FCFA667
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫41,032
|
$1.60
FCFA931
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,865
|
$1.91
FCFA1,111
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫573,574
|
$28.14
FCFA16,407
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫87,715
|
$8.17
FCFA4,763
|
|
pay 61.1% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Cameroon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫726,944
|
$41.77
FCFA24,356
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫576,259
|
$52.19
FCFA30,431
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,064,094
|
$96.70
FCFA56,382
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,073,504
|
$110.51
FCFA64,430
|
|
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