Saint Petersburg vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2438	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$497	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$349
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	81	25
😀 Quality of life	67	24
🏙️ Population	5.6M	2.44M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 30% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5668th and 6685th ($974 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Russia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Russia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 3598th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Yaounde

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	Saint Petersburg	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.26	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.73%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3479	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2360	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.81	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7571	$1631

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441

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