Cost of Living inNgaoundéré, Cameroon
Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Cameroon: $4,917/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 59% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
Happiness
4.9 / 10
#103 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Cameroon yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Ngaoundéré. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Ngaoundéré is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Cameroon.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedCoverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and households still pay a large share themselves weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedPublic coverage looks thinner, public funding looks lighter, and patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs weigh on this rating.
Private care
LimitedSelf-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
48/100
2023
Physicians
0.14/1k
2022
Hospital beds
2.65/1k
2016
Out of pocket
68%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
64.0 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
258/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
24.8/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedPrice transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Cameroon yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2014 annual wages in Ngaoundéré, Cameroon · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Ngaoundéré compared with the US?
Your money goes about 2.9x further in Ngaoundéré than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Cameroon here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Ngaoundéré cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Ngaoundéré is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 59% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Ngaoundéré. We are using the country-level cost index for Cameroon here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Ngaoundéré compare with New York City?
Rent in Ngaoundéré is about 81% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Cameroon here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Ngaoundéré?
Groceries in Ngaoundéré are about 62% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 55% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Cameroon here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Ngaoundéré
Ngaoundere is the capital of the Adamawa Region of Cameroon, set on the Adamawa Plateau at roughly 1,100 meters elevation in the country's central highlands. The city of around 238,000 functions as a major rail and road junction. Ngaoundere is the northern terminus of the Camrail line from the port of Douala, making it the staging point for freight onward to Chad and the Central African Republic, and the regional hub for cattle herding by the Fulbe people who dominate the area. French is the working language alongside Fulfulde; Arabic appears in trade. The climate is tropical savanna moderated by altitude, with notably cooler nights than the lowlands and a defined wet season. A regional airport connects to Douala. Relocation interest is regional, NGO, or logistics-driven.
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