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Yaounde vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 30.9% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 22.3% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 64.9% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 56.6% more in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 6.2% less in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.4% more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 46.8% less in Yaounde

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

Yaounde vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.3% more for restaurants

	Astana	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.79 KZT3,826.49	$5.34 FCFA3,016	-31.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 KZT2,701.05	$5.34 FCFA3,016	-2.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 KZT463.19	$1.78 FCFA1,005	+88.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KZT266.63	$0.73 FCFA412	+34.6%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Astana	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 KZT220.84	$1.10 FCFA623	+145.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.48 KZT2,199.96	$7.12 FCFA4,022	+59.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 KZT1,840.29	$11.07 FCFA6,248	+195.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 KZT822.03	$1.89 FCFA1,066	+12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 KZT990.76	$2.83 FCFA1,596	+40.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 KZT280.38	$2.06 FCFA1,163	+261.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT403.30	$0.94 FCFA532	+14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 KZT416.74	$0.97 FCFA547	+14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 KZT380.53	$0.56 FCFA314	-28.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 KZT117.32	$0.75 FCFA426	+215.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 KZT82.35	$0.68 FCFA382	+303.7%
Average			+112.2%

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pay 64.9% more for transportation

	Astana	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.74 KZT853.19	$5.29 FCFA2,988	+204.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.74 KZT6,752.63	$17.81 FCFA10,054	+29.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,134.22 KZT10M	$33,831.20 FCFA19M	+68.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.33 KZT3,601.40	$4.18 FCFA2,363	-42.9%
Average			+64.9%

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pay 56.6% more for housing

	Astana	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 KZT6,570.72	$53.42 FCFA30,162	+299.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.75 KZT224K	$129.09 FCFA72,893	-71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.14 KZT154K	$119.30 FCFA67,363	-61.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.46 KZT19,394.61	$63.35 FCFA35,773	+60.5%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 6.2% less for childcare

	Astana	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.54 KZT113K	$343.45 FCFA194K	+49.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,780.94 KZT2M	$1,810.27 FCFA1M	-62.1%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 13.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.10 KZT540.21	$1.25 FCFA704	+13.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 KZT1,003.51	$2.67 FCFA1,508	+30.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 KZT891.35	$1.78 FCFA1,005	-1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.21 KZT23,692.56	$24.48 FCFA13,824	-49.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 KZT2,520.98	$8.90 FCFA5,027	+73.6%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 46.8% less for clothing

	Astana	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.32 KZT26,206.07	$18.99 FCFA10,724	-64.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.64 KZT16,533.71	$30.27 FCFA17,092	-10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.14 KZT40,365.71	$19.59 FCFA11,060	-76.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.48 KZT42,007.98	$54.31 FCFA30,665	-36.5%
Average			-46.8%

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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: March 2026

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