Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Yaounde, Cameroon

Yaounde vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 2.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 8.6% less in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 68.7% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 7.6% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 96.4% more in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 67.7% less in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.3% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 58.9% less in Yaounde

The cost of housing, groceries, and transportation in Yaounde are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Yaounde. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yaounde instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 8.6% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB730.11	$4.08 FCFA2,357	-55.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB405.62	$4.90 FCFA2,828	-4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB85.21	$1.44 FCFA830	+34.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB38.56	$0.44 FCFA255	-9.1%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 68.7% more for groceries

	Moscow	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB49.16	$0.40 FCFA232	-35.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB350.15	$6.54 FCFA3,771	+48.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB283.46	$9.09 FCFA5,245	+154.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB120.75	$1.49 FCFA860	-1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB157.79	$2.72 FCFA1,568	+36.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB53.82	$1.89 FCFA1,090	+179.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB53.04	$0.86 FCFA499	+29.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB56.86	$0.89 FCFA513	+24.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB89.28	$0.51 FCFA294	-54.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB19.80	$0.69 FCFA399	+177.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB16.63	$0.62 FCFA358	+196.7%
Average			+68.7%

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pay 7.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB176.28	$4.60 FCFA2,652	+107.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,271.45	$16.34 FCFA9,426	-42.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,433,691.94	$31,043.95 FCFA17,910,164	+1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB462.40	$3.76 FCFA2,168	-35.4%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 96.4% more for housing

	Moscow	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB506.93	$43.57 FCFA25,137	+583.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB76,337.98	$149.77 FCFA86,409	-84.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB46,355.21	$191.98 FCFA110,760	-67.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB6,887.32	$46.85 FCFA27,032	-45.9%
Average			+96.4%

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pay 67.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB37,078.01	$231.89 FCFA133,785	-50.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB827,621.44	$1,552.20 FCFA895,508	-85.1%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB243.37	$1.06 FCFA613	-65.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB200.63	$1.60 FCFA921	-36.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB194.70	$1.63 FCFA943	-33.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,570.13	$19.06 FCFA10,997	-41.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB405.62	$8.17 FCFA4,713	+60.1%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 58.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,449.88	$24.51 FCFA14,140	-69.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,362.45	$28.59 FCFA16,496	-32.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,659.07	$24.51 FCFA14,140	-77.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,104.13	$44.93 FCFA25,923	-55.9%
Average			-58.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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