Cost of living comparison

Cameroon

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Nigeria

Abuja vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 24.8% more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 33.8% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 5.1% less in Abuja
Transportation: pay 15.4% less in Abuja
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Abuja
Childcare: pay 68.6% less in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% more in Abuja
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Abuja

The cost of housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Abuja are more expensive than in Yaounde. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Abuja. Notably, housing and clothing are significantly more expensive in Abuja.

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Abuja vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abuja instead of Yaounde, you would:

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pay 33.8% less for restaurants

	Yaounde	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.41 FCFA1,993	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	-41.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.12 FCFA2,990	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	-21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA872	$0.49 NGN650.79	-67.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 FCFA311	$0.70 NGN928.07	+30.7%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 5.1% less for groceries

	Yaounde	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 FCFA618	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	+24.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.83 FCFA3,986	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	-19.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.65 FCFA7,970	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	+1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	-10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,582	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	-11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.32 FCFA1,356	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	-60.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA527	$0.66 NGN883.74	-26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 FCFA542	$0.68 NGN908.26	-26.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 FCFA367	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	+66.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	+14.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 FCFA379	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	+70.1%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 15.4% less for transportation

	Yaounde	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 FCFA3,169	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	-60.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	+92.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,433.47 FCFA19M	$26,143.00 NGN35M	-19.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.01 FCFA2,342	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	+81.9%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Yaounde	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.21 FCFA29,898	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	-43.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$141.34 FCFA82,519	$596.02 NGN793K	+321.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$183.59 FCFA107K	$350.58 NGN467K	+91.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.74 FCFA35,459	$86.28 NGN115K	+42.1%
Average			+136.1%

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pay 68.6% less for childcare

	Yaounde	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$615.85 FCFA360K	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	-92.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,347.16 FCFA1M	$3,150.69 NGN4M	+34.2%
Average			-68.6%

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pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.24 FCFA723	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	-19.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.92 FCFA1,121	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	+74.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 FCFA997	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	+17.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.47 FCFA13,703	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	+11.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	-24.9%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	+51.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.31 FCFA15,946	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	+122.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$78.11 NGN104K	+205.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.19 FCFA32,224	$106.08 NGN141K	+92.2%
Average			+110.9%

Yaounde vs. Abuja - Cost of clothing

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