🇨🇲 Cameroon
Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Yaounde
Rent + food$770 + $357$1,126
Numbeo estimate for a single person without rent, plus a 1-bedroom flat downtown
Money3.3 / 10
Safety1.8 / 10
Health1.3 / 10
Quality of life1.3 / 10
Passport1.3 / 10
average of the section's indicators; 5.0 is exactly mid-list
◉Money3.3 / 10
Average net salary$154147 of 150Numbeo
GDP per capita, PPP$5,788162 of 200World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2025
GNI per capita$1,860169 of 204World Bank · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD · 2025
GDP growth3.2 %106 of 212World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2025
Inflation3.4 %107 of 190World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025
Unemployment3.6 %61 of 187World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2025
Income inequality (Gini)42.2122 of 151World Bank · SI.POV.GINI · 2021
Reserves$5B105 of 177World Bank · FI.RES.TOTL.CD · 2024
Local purchasing power10.8148 of 151Numbeo
◈Safety1.8 / 10
Crime64.8135 of 148Numbeo
Homicides per 100k6.8120 of 163World Bank · VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · 2022
✚Health1.3 / 10
Life expectancy64.0 yr194 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Infant mortality per 100040.2171 of 196World Bank · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · 2024
Health spending per capita$79.1155 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · 2023
Health spending4.6 % GDP136 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · 2023
Physicians per 10000.14173 of 189World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2022
Hospital beds per 10002.670 of 158World Bank · SH.MED.BEDS.ZS · 2016
☀Quality of life1.3 / 10
Pollution91.9115 of 115Numbeo
Purity1661 of 115Numbeo
Internet users46.3 %165 of 208World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024
Education spending2.8 % GDP154 of 190World Bank · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2023
Urban population55.7 %142 of 217World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2025
⌂Housing
Price per m² in city centre$2,06826 of 153Numbeo
Price per m², outside centre$98816 of 150Numbeo
Basic utilities, 85 m²$14995 of 148Numbeo
Mortgage rate, 20-year fixed19.0 %37 of 39Numbeo
Mortgage to income6.892 of 108Numbeo
◍Prices
Fast-food combo meal$6.217 of 149Numbeo
Dinner for two, mid-range$88.6131 of 149Numbeo
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Eggs, dozen$2.1232 of 148Numbeo
Loaf of bread, 500 g$0.7314 of 150Numbeo
Milk, 1 L$2.93141 of 152Numbeo
Chicken fillets, 1 kg$5.4737 of 148Numbeo
Cappuccino$1.9213 of 149Numbeo
Domestic draft beer, 0.5 L$1.244 of 147Numbeo
Monthly transit pass$17.7220 of 149Numbeo
Taxi, 1 km$0.537 of 39Numbeo
Gasoline, 1 L$1.4921 of 39Numbeo
Internet per month$13536 of 39Numbeo
Gym membership$28.3520 of 153Numbeo
Cinema ticket$8.8692 of 149Numbeo
⇄Trade
Exports of goods and services$8B118 of 188World Bank · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Imports of goods and services$12B117 of 188World Bank · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Trade to GDP33.4 %180 of 188World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2025
Foreign direct investment$888,218,144101 of 201World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD · 2024
Inbound tourism1.0M ppl97 of 196World Bank · ST.INT.ARVL · 2019
☗People and environment
Population29.9M51 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
Population growth2.6 %22 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.GROW · 2025
Births per woman4.317 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100108125 of 210World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024
Access to electricity72.0 %176 of 215World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · 2024
CO2 per capita0.35 t35 of 203World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · 2024
Renewable energy79.2 %19 of 212World Bank · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2021
Military spending1.0 % GDP46 of 156World Bank · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024
▤Passport1.3 / 10
No visa needed in advance48 of 198173 of 199
Visa free20 of 198
Visa on arrival26 of 198
Electronic authorisation (eTA)2 of 198
E-visa45 of 198
Visa required105 of 198
passport-index-dataset · visa on arrival and eTA count as no-visa-in-advance; e-visa does not