Nizhny Novgorod vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$328	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.5	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$647	$349
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	46	25
😀 Quality of life	55	24
🏙️ Population	1.2M	2.44M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 4% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6811th and 6685th ($717 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd in Russia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Russia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 15th best city to live in Russia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5853rd and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.55	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.62%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2295	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.7	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4568	$1631

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$554
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$592
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$681
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$537
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$540
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$438
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$734
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$564
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$719
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$524
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$559
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$675
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$743
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$622
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1244
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$528
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$786
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$633
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$508
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$561
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$590
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$612
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$552
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$584
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$609
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$580
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$639
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$430
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$613
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$656
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$538
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$605
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$593
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$555
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$557

Cities near Yaounde

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