Abuja vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$165
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$359
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
37
26
😀 Quality of life
21
43
🏙️ Population
1.57M
2.44M

The cost of living in Abuja is 49% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 9247th and 7966th ($288 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 8th in Nigeria and Cameroon, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 8926th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250