Cape Town vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$773
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$136
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
55
22
😀 Quality of life
55
43
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.44M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 104% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4432nd and 7446th ($1366 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.2 months in Yaounde. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 6382nd and 7507th 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
$12.5
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$1815

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775