Cape Town vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$582	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$349
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	56	25
😀 Quality of life	58	24
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.44M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 43% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5016th and 6685th ($1071 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 5491st and 8653rd 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	$8.4	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$1631

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$655
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$553
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1121
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$741
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$384
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$668
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$482
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$621
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$883
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1611
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$462
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$805
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$972
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$900
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$881
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$900
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1502
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$820
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$665
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$759
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$522
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$651
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$513
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$533
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$486
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$743
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$850
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779