Cameroon vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cameroon Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$792
$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1524
🏠 One person rent
$367
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$785
$694
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.5
$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$124
💸 GDP per capita
$1588
$2184
😃 Human freedom index
5.34
5.93
❤️ Life expectancy
60.3
52.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
24
🌐 English speaking %
38%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
42
63
😀 Quality of life
18
10
🏙️ Population
24.1M
211M

The average cost of living in Cameroon ($792) is 25% more expensive than in Nigeria ($635). Cameroon ranked 107th vs 146th 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 176th and 191st 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
$4.9
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.93
$3.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.73
 Cappuccino
$1.42
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1005
$918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.6
$13.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$20.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.6
$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
18.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$521
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$488
$385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.8
$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.18
$9.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.18
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$3.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$0.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.11
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$1.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.4
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.65
$1.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$13.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$40.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2476
$1943

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cameroon

City Cost of living Population
Yaounde
$541
2.44M
Douala
$1269
2.77M
Garoua
$581
1.75M
Bafoussam
$754
600K
Bamenda
$425
270K
Ngaoundere
$525
190K
Maroua
$556
201K
Kumba
$540
144K
Buea
$382
131K
Limbe
$480
84.2K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$815
15.1M
Kano
$368
3.85M
Abuja
$510
1.57M
Ibadan
$633
2.55M
Onitsha
$647
1.48M
Maiduguri
$388
1.2M
Benin
$604
1.15M
Abeokuta
$992
889K
Kaduna
$376
760K
Aba
$413
1.16M
Port Harcourt
$603
1.01M
Owerri
$996
908K
Ilorin
$612
848K
Enugu
$560
716K
Bauchi
$466
694K
Akure
$454
848K
Gusau
$428
383K
Zaria
$451
408K
Ife
$465
502K
Minna
$466
322K
Jos
$465
623K
Sokoto
$352
428K
Katsina
$421
318K
Ado Ekiti
$454
447K
Warri
$602
363K
Calabar
$452
371K
Umuahia
$607
359K
Awka
$603
302K
Oyo
$422
387K
Osogbo
$496
396K