Abuja vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Abuja | Yaounde | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Abuja is 126% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 3914th and 7283rd ($1514 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Nigeria and Cameroon, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Cameroon comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 9057th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Abuja | Yaounde | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 163 km or 101 mi | Kaduna | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Jos | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Zaria | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Enugu | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Bauchi | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Owo | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Awka | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Akure | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Ilorin | |
| 331 km or 205 mi | Onitsha | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Kano | |
| 352 km or 219 mi | Osogbo | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Gusau | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Ife | |
| 368 km or 229 mi | Benin | |
| 392 km or 243 mi | Umuahia | |
| 400 km or 249 mi | Owerri | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Oyo | |
| 434 km or 270 mi | Ibadan | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Katsina | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Warri | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Aba | |
| 456 km or 283 mi |  Bamenda | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Calabar | |
| 482 km or 299 mi | Port Harcourt | |
| 496 km or 308 mi |  Maradi | |
| 503 km or 312 mi | Abeokuta | |
| 509 km or 316 mi | Sokoto | |
| 513 km or 319 mi | Bafoussam | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Lagos | |
| 537 km or 334 mi | Kumba | |
| 552 km or 343 mi | Zinder | |
| 562 km or 349 mi |  Save | |
| 574 km or 357 mi | Damaturu | |
| 577 km or 358 mi | Buea | |
| 592 km or 368 mi | Limbe | |
| 606 km or 377 mi |  Malabo | |
| 608 km or 378 mi | Douala |
Cities near Yaounde
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 203 km or 126 mi | Douala | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Bafoussam | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Kumba | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Buea | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Limbe | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Bamenda | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Bata | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Malabo | |
| 374 km or 233 mi | Calabar | |
| 448 km or 278 mi | Ngaoundere | |
| 449 km or 279 mi |  Libreville | |
| 475 km or 295 mi |  Berberati | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Aba | |
| 484 km or 301 mi | Umuahia | |
| 511 km or 317 mi | Port Harcourt | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Owerri | |
| 530 km or 329 mi | Enugu | |
| 558 km or 346 mi | Awka | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Onitsha | |
| 593 km or 368 mi | Port-Gentil | |
| 640 km or 398 mi | Garoua | |
| 660 km or 410 mi |  Sao Tome | |
| 665 km or 413 mi | Warri | |
| 669 km or 415 mi | Trindade | |
| 709 km or 440 mi | Benin | |
| 729 km or 453 mi | Abuja | |
| 735 km or 457 mi | Jos | |
| 738 km or 459 mi | Mubi | |
| 741 km or 461 mi | Bauchi | |
| 748 km or 465 mi |  Gamboma | |
| 754 km or 468 mi | Owo | |
| 783 km or 487 mi | Bangui | |
| 795 km or 494 mi | Akure | |
| 809 km or 503 mi | Maroua | |
| 813 km or 505 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 831 km or 516 mi |  Bongor | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Minna | |
| 862 km or 535 mi |  Mbandaka | |
| 867 km or 539 mi | Kaduna | |
| 867 km or 539 mi | Ife |