Mbabane vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$261
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$433
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.6
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
16
25
😀 Quality of life
42
39
🏙️ Population
60.7K
2.44M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 11% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7826th and 7283rd ($599 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Eswatini and Cameroon, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mbabane compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 7530th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.39
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.65%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$348
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$258
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.73
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.34
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4704
$1806

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$469
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$908
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$915
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$827
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$838
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$830
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$740
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$826
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$915
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$892
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$975
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$984
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1082
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$890
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$706
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$984
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$875
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$892
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$940
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$731
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$808
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$762
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$762
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$650
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$598
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$833
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$668
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$637
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$577
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$698
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$514
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$637
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$607
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$536
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$901
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778