Owerri vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Owerri Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1364
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$1077
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$935
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.2
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$76.3
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
41
22
😀 Quality of life
24
44
🏙️ Population
908K
2.44M

The cost of living in Owerri is 105% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4388th and 7518th ($1364 vs $666) 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 Owerri compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Owerri ranked 12th best city to live in Nigeria vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 8997th and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Owerri Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.75
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.95
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1203
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$571
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$941
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.84%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$897
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.8
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.86
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.76
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$15
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$36.7
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1701
$1797

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50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$773
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$591
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$795
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$559
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$564
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$786
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$373
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$627
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$531
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1272
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$488
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$821
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$627
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$738
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1156
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$699
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$670
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$575
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$759
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1375
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$658
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$946
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$639
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$518
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$995
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$692
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$768
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1209
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$830
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$666
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$760
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$323
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1011
577 km or 358 mi Save
$654
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1013
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$596
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$672
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1156
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$489
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$323
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$670