Soweto vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1903
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$604
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$628
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
22
😀 Quality of life
43
44
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.44M

The cost of living in Soweto is 55% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5331st and 7518th ($1031 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.4 months in Soweto compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 7513th and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Yaounde

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Soweto Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.93
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$980
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$760
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.05
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.15
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5012
$1797

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$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965

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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