Cameroon vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$948
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2374
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$452
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1124
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$143
💸 GDP per capita
$1674
$1621
😃 Human freedom index
5.3
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
61
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
25
🌐 English speaking %
38%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
40
61
😀 Quality of life
18
11
🏙️ Population
24.1M
211M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($948) is 9% more expensive than in Nigeria ($870). Cameroon ranked 95th vs 108th for Nigeria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cameroon compared to 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 172nd and 189th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cameroon vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Cameroon and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cameroon Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$1608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.5
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.82%
17.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1969
$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$736
$670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.4
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$4.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.14
$1.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.72
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$8.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$387
$89.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2694
$1903

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Cities Comparison in Cameroon vs Nigeria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cameroon

City Cost of living Population
Yaounde
$764
2.44M
Garoua
$724
1.75M
Douala
$1368
2.77M
Bafoussam
$794
480K
Bamenda
$714
349K
Ngaoundere
$666
190K
Maroua
$701
201K
Kumba
$933
144K
Buea
$655
131K
Limbe
$710
84.2K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1133
15.1M
Kano
$583
4.35M
Abuja
$1262
1.57M
Ibadan
$759
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$651
3.33M
Onitsha
$1036
1.48M
Maiduguri
$584
1.2M
Kaduna
$377
760K
Benin
$537
1.15M
Enugu
$469
1.03M
Ilorin
$526
848K
Bauchi
$735
694K
Ife
$774
502K
Akure
$635
848K
Owerri
$1686
908K
Aba
$638
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1019
889K
Jos
$757
623K
Gusau
$605
383K
Zaria
$621
408K
Minna
$787
322K
Katsina
$596
318K
Ado Ekiti
$681
447K
Sokoto
$453
428K
Oyo
$699
387K
Calabar
$374
371K
Umuahia
$906
359K
Awka
$846
302K
Warri
$886
363K
Owo
$658
222K