Cape Town vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$1859
🏠 One person rent	$603	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	55	26
😀 Quality of life	59	24
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.44M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 47% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4849th and 6597th ($1120 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in South Africa and Cameroon, respectively. Check South Africa vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5407th and 8641st 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	$7.8	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$1615

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1368
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$794
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$933
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$655
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$710
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$714
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1201
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$812
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$374
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$702
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$638
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$906
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1686
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$469
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$846
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1036
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$724
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$878
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$886
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$879
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$537
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1262
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$757
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$616
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$735
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$531
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$658
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$518
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$635
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$701
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$787
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$810
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$377
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$774