Cape Town vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$681	$526
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$875
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$340
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$196
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	56	11
😀 Quality of life	55	22
🏙️ Population	3.78M	340K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 17% more expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 4637th and 5168th ($1231 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in South Africa and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check South Africa vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 6312th and 9052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Yamoussoukro

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	Cape Town	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$2351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1399
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$5.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$7.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$9.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$80.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$3247

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$1123
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$1083
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$1057
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$1057
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1224
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$503
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$631
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$502
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$514
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$502
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$508
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$822
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$846
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$630
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1007
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$600
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$536
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$417
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$652
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$684
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$822
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1281
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$821
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$820
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$877
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$699
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$583
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$703