Nur-Sultan vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nur-Sultan	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$732	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1764	$1697
🏠 One person rent	$357	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$310
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.8	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$690	$136
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	45	22
😀 Quality of life	68	43
🏙️ Population	1.08M	2.44M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 10% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7085th and 7446th ($732 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in Kazakhstan and Cameroon, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 4594th and 7507th 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	$8.16	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.07	$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$736	$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.36%	9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1200	$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.95	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.5	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$60	$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6043	$1815

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Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$530
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$747
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$576
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$564
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$834
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$530
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$517
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$661
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$690
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$553
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$701
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$969
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$595
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$867
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$484
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$892
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$760
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$505
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$828
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$697
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$884
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$589
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$729
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$521
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$842
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$477
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$757
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1053
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$503
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$808
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$533
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$866
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$616
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$974
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$537

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1254
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$750
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$834
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$641
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$750
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$687
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1239
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$1344
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$386
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$550
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$745
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$492
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$849
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1555
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$587
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$785
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$922
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$608
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$878
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$1042
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$655
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1551
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$830
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$631
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$750
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$543
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$594
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$522
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$578
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$584
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$506
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$785
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$851
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$353
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$775