Mbabane vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$245	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$349
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	16	25
😀 Quality of life	38	24
🏙️ Population	60.7K	2.44M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 25% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8102nd and 6685th ($562 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 7231st and 8653rd 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	$2.96	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$1631

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624

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