Reference Value Report: Living Wage Report and 2025 Update for Rural Cameroon
2025 Reference Value Update Report: Living Wage Report for Rural Cameroon
Abstract
This report updates the Anker Living Wage Reference Value for rural Cameroon to 2025. The country average Living Wage for rural areas is CFA 135,729 (USD 239) per month, composed of a Net Living Wage of CFA 118,332 (USD 208) and CFA 17,398 (USD 31) in mandatory deductions for social security, housing fund, and income tax. Due to regional disparities, this average is likely too low for relatively wealthier regions. Therefore, the upper confidence bound of the Living Wage Reference Value—CFA 148,448 (USD 261)—is recommended for banana-producing areas in the West, Southwest, and Littoral (excluding Douala).
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Original Report
2020 Reference Value Report: Living Wage Report for Rural Cameroon
Abstract
The Anker Living Wage Reference Value for 2020 for rural Cameroon is CFA 104,623 per month (USD 181) with a 95% confidence interval around it from CFA 95,534 to CFA 114,530. This is the wage required for rural workers to be able to afford a basic but decent living standard in a typical rural area of Cameroon. The Reference Value is comprised of a net living wage (i.e. take-home pay) of CFA 93,722 (USD 165) per month plus CFA 10,901 (USD 19) which would need to be paid by law in social security (CFA 4,394) and income tax (CFA 6,507) on the living wage
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