Cape Town vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$1680
🏠 One person rent	$484	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$359
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	55	26
😀 Quality of life	60	43
🏙️ Population	434K	2.44M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 55% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6078th and 7966th ($881 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in South Africa and Cameroon, respectively. Check South Africa vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5406th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Yaounde

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	Cape Town	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.47	$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$2559

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1300
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$761
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$860
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$587
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$683
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$436
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1242
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$990
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$237
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$697
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$462
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$233
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$330
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$507
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$290
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$325
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$354
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$633
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$866
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$351
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$866
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$315
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$288
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$269
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$264
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$272
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$510
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$272
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$489
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$243
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$616
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$467
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$313
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$825
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$210
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$250