Nizhny Novgorod vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$1691
🏠 One person rent	$430	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$317
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$119
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	46	25
😀 Quality of life	60	39
🏙️ Population	1.2M	2.44M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 31% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6322nd and 7283rd ($882 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 6th in Russia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Russia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5937th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$1806

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$615
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$772
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$650
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$693
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$765
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$719
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$868
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$692
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$863
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$537
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$641
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$678
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$898
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$831
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$800
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1438
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$544
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$914
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$876
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$536
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$672
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$692
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$686
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$837
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$543
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$671
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$681
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$727
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$570
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$755
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$796
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$658
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$709
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$783
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$758

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1363
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$793
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$849
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$665
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$755
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$698
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1241
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$1413
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$397
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$708
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$494
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$674
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$961
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1774
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$563
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$878
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1051
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$621
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$926
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$1044
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$632
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1514
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$810
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$644
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$781
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$536
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$664
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$526
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$644
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$596
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$505
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$852
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$836
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$393
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$778