Nur-Sultan vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nur-Sultan	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1730	$1691
🏠 One person rent	$362	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$317
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.9	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$598	$119
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	42	25
😀 Quality of life	68	39
🏙️ Population	1.08M	2.44M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 9% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6947th and 7283rd ($729 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 Nur-Sultan compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 4595th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Yaounde

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	Nur-Sultan	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.64	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$753	$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$512	$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.24%	9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$791	$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.47	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.26	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.86	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.68	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.3	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.05	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.9	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5235	$1806

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$486
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$575
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$685
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$529
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$530
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$520
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$786
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$506
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$618
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$510
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$675
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$909
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$548
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$829
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$828
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$763
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$468
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$802
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$813
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$563
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$754
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$480
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$762
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$445
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$743
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$962
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$501
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$745
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$532
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$787
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$613
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$884
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$525

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