Onitsha vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$354
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$765
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$204
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$343
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$90
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$109
$359
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
36
26
😀 Quality of life
17
43
🏙️ Population
1.48M
2.44M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 38% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 9080th and 7966th ($354 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 8th in Nigeria and Cameroon, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Onitsha compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Onitsha ranked 14th best city to live in Nigeria vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 9077th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Onitsha Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.29
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.9
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.78
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$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
$170
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.82
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.94
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.87%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$553
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$255
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.07
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.19
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.6
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.26
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.95
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.88
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.3
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.8
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$704
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617

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