Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 3.6% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 23.1% less for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$2.71
NGN3,983.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$5.43
NGN7,984.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$0.38
NGN559.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.31
NGN448.68
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$1.34
NGN1,972.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$2.32
NGN3,404.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$11.06
NGN16,252.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$1.86
NGN2,728.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$2.49
NGN3,657.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$1.83
NGN2,689.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.86
NGN1,267.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$0.73
NGN1,078.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$0.83
NGN1,218.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.92
NGN1,348.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.89
NGN1,308.64
|
|
pay 42.4% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$2.36
NGN3,462.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$35.66
NGN52,413.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$9,742.56
NGN14,321,569.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$10.25
NGN15,072.13
|
|
pay 50.0% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$33.04
NGN48,568.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$806.81
NGN1,186,006.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$498.69
NGN733,080.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$16.06
NGN23,606.78
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$76.23
NGN112,064.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$1,836.86
NGN2,700,178.50
|
|
pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$0.91
NGN1,342.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$2.16
NGN3,171.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$1.42
NGN2,080.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$37.75
NGN55,498.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$6.67
NGN9,806.14
|
|
pay 46.5% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$16.52
NGN24,289.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$29.67
NGN43,608.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$53.82
NGN79,120.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$54.66
NGN80,350.06
|
|
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