Nizhny Novgorod vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$1677
🏠 One person rent	$528	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$192
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	48	22
😀 Quality of life	63	44
🏙️ Population	1.2M	2.44M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 58% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5192nd and 7518th ($1051 vs $666) 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 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5476th and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$1797

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$705
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$749
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$821
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$754
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$804
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$834
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$981
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$771
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$614
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$705
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$1055
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$1030
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1678
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$626
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$1084
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$1068
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$648
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$694
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$792
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$789
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$974
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$604
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$791
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$771
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$775
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$635
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$868
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$845
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$691
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$748
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$830
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$895
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$873

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1156
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$759
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$821
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$627
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$738
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$699
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1209
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$1272
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$373
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$551
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$743
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$478
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$591
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$773
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1364
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$564
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$693
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$795
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$601
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$786
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$1013
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$627
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1375
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$760
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$567
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$672
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$531
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$531
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$506
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$488
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$576
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$489
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$692
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$833
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$323
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$670