Mbabane vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbabane	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$1861
🏠 One person rent	$286	$344
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$635
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.8	$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$767	$370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	16	26
😀 Quality of life	38	24
🏙️ Population	60.7K	2.44M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 19% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7560th and 6589th ($621 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eswatini and Cameroon, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 7119th and 8643rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Yaounde

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	Mbabane	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.15	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.39	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$212	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$520	$1062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$390	$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.1	$48.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$73.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.99%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$2020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$261	$671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$5.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.81	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.77	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.6	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5154	$1617

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$457
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1117
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$790
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$815
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$838
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$823
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1043
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$836
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$916
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$998
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1078
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$876
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$713
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$966
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$771
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$837
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$561
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$945
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$719
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$790
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$690
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$535
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$625
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$580
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$806
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$717
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$691
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$697
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$552
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$691
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$601
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$861
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$588

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1369
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$796
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$932
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$655
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$710
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$712
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1199
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$810
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$373
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$667
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$703
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$487
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$639
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$917
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$654
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1685
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$469
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$842
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1037
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$726
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$877
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$885
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$878
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$537
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1270
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$756
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$618
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$733
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$531
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$657
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$517
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$699
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$680
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$494
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$791
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$811
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$377
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$775