Cape Town vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$1677
🏠 One person rent	$775	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$192
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	55	22
😀 Quality of life	58	44
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.44M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 108% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4336th and 7518th ($1386 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in South Africa and Cameroon, respectively. Check South Africa vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 6134th and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Cape Town	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$1797

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1156
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$759
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$821
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$627
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$738
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$699
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1209
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$1272
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$373
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$551
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$743
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$478
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$591
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$773
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1364
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$564
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$693
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$795
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$601
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$786
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$1013
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$627
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1375
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$760
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$567
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$672
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$531
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$531
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$506
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$488
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$576
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$489
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$692
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$833
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$323
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$670