Is Cameroon a good place to live for remote workers?

Cameroon scores 28/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 13.7 Mbps, safety 59, healthcare 48, air quality 0; English not scored) — rank 165 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Cameroon?

Median fixed broadband is around 13.7 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Cameroon?

Single-person essentials run about $630/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (4.8× essentials).

Livability · rank 165/167

Is 🇨🇲 Cameroon (Yaounde) a good place to live?

Quality score 28/100 against essentials of $630/month.

The five metrics

Internet 5 13.7 Mbps median broadband, 46.3% online

Safety 59 6.8 homicides/100k (2022)

Healthcare 48 UHC service coverage 48/100 (2023)

Air quality 0 PM2.5 55.4 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: very weak; World Bank WGI estimate -1.25 · corruption control -1.22 · stability -1.56 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $24.06 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $16.04/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($630)	Verdict
$2,000	3.2×	like royalty
$3,000	4.8×	like royalty
$5,000	7.9×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇩🇪 Germany — quality 81.8, essentials $1,834/mo
🇦🇹 Austria — quality 82.5, essentials $1,840/mo
🇫🇮 Finland — quality 88.9, essentials $1,976/mo
🇬🇧 United Kingdom — quality 90.4, essentials $2,060/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Cameroon a good place to live for remote workers?: Cameroon scores 28/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 13.7 Mbps, safety 59, healthcare 48, air quality 0; English not scored) — rank 165 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Cameroon?: Median fixed broadband is around 13.7 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Cameroon?: Single-person essentials run about $630/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (4.8× essentials).