Yaounde - Post Report Question and Answers
Can you save money?
Definitely unless you spend it all on food. The differential is 20% and the COLA in the 40% range. - Apr 2014
Yes! Nothing to spend it on except occasional trips to Kribi. - Jan 2014
NO! - May 2012
Yes, but the trade-off is that it's boring here. - Sep 2011
Good grief, not unless you are just extremely disciplined in your finances. - Mar 2010
Absolutely not. You will have a much better time if you resolve yourself not to convert prices from CFA to dollars. A CAMEROONIAN buffet of local food is 12$ per person, outragerous by African standards. Buying a small pack of baby wipes for 10$ can be quite disheartening. A small bottle of water in a nightclub is 12$. Beer and domestic help are basically the only thing cheap here. The only way to save money would be to never travel and to eat nothing but manioc and greens floating in palm oil, as the poor Cameroonians do. The only people who save money are the expats working on huge salaries for mining companies. - Jan 2010
Yes, definitely. - Nov 2008
Yes - tons. - Sep 2008
No. - Jun 2008
Travel in/out of the country is expensive, but you can save money if you are wise with your dining habits. - Jun 2008
