Moscow vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$542
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$359
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
26
😀 Quality of life
73
43
🏙️ Population
12.5M
2.44M

The cost of living in Moscow is 80% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5167th and 7966th ($1021 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Russia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Russia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 1608th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

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