Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 96.1% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA884
|
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA289
|
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA479
|
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA279
|
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA425
|
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA382
|
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Yaounde
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
|
pay 34.8% less for childcare
Yaounde
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
|
pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA854
|
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
|
pay 23.1% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
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