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Cameroon vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 93.1% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in Cameroon
Groceries
pay 18.9% more in Cameroon
Transportation
pay 1.4% more in Cameroon
Housing
pay 2.0 times more in Cameroon
Childcare
pay 3.9 times more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.6% more in Cameroon
Clothing
pay 87.6% more in Cameroon

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Cameroon are more expensive than in Nigeria. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Cameroon.

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Cameroon vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cameroon instead of Nigeria, you would:

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Nigeria
Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.57
NGN3,522.09
$5.36
FCFA3,012
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.75
NGN6,513.92
$5.65
FCFA3,176
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.45
NGN621.49
$1.58
FCFA889
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pay 18.9% more for groceries

 
Nigeria
Cameroon
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.26
NGN1,722.06
$0.65
FCFA365
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.59
NGN3,548.66
$7.14
FCFA4,015
Milk (1 gallon) $10.63
NGN14,582.00
$11.29
FCFA6,348
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pay 1.4% more for transportation

 
Nigeria
Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.73
NGN3,745.65
$5.09
FCFA2,860
Monthly public transit pass $32.19
NGN44,157.15
$17.85
FCFA10,037
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,671.83
NGN31M
$28,239.83
FCFA16M
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pay 2.0 times more for housing

 
Nigeria
Cameroon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $30.67
NGN42,066.65
$116.51
FCFA65,527
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $764.80
NGN1M
$375.37
FCFA211K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $524.95
NGN720K
$259.21
FCFA146K
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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

 
Nigeria
Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $83.50
NGN115K
$501.98
FCFA282K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,445.58
NGN2M
$2,666.59
FCFA1M
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pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Nigeria
Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.90
NGN1,234.79
$1.16
FCFA652
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.33
NGN3,196.05
$2.31
FCFA1,299
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.55
NGN2,125.99
$2.68
FCFA1,507
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pay 87.6% more for clothing

 
Nigeria
Cameroon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $17.42
NGN23,899.81
$46.05
FCFA25,896
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $29.27
NGN40,146.52
$50.16
FCFA28,213
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $55.68
NGN76,377.66
$82.49
FCFA46,390
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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