Almaty vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$464
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
51
25
😀 Quality of life
66
24
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.44M

The cost of living in Almaty is 18% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6143rd and 6685th ($881 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kazakhstan and Cameroon, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 4016th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$1631

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$785
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1265
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$555
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$764
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$601
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$655
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$553
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1121
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$741
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$384
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$527
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$668
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$482
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$621
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$883
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$679
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1611
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$462
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$805
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$972
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$625
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$556
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$900
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$881
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$900
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1502
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$820
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$665
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$759
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$522
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$651
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$513
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$634
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$533
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$486
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$743
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$850
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$371
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$779