Owerri vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Owerri Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$789
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$367
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$85.7
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.2
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$106
$359
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
41
26
😀 Quality of life
17
43
🏙️ Population
908K
2.44M

The cost of living in Owerri is 11% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8460th and 7966th ($507 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Nigeria and Cameroon, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Owerri compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Owerri ranked 15th best city to live in Nigeria vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 9079th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Owerri Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$3.79
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.45
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.36
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$1.01
$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
$161
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$320
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.34
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.2
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.51%
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
$254
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.23
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.31
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.7
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.61
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.95
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.41
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.94
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.09
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.8
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$32.7
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$698
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$330
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$233
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$354
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$327
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$290
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$351
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$237
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$315
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$272
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1300
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$436
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$250
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$288
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$262
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$448
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$313
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$567
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$269
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$866
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$677
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$272
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$265

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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