Soweto vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1598
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$511
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
62
26
😀 Quality of life
44
43
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.44M

The cost of living in Soweto is 54% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6110th and 7966th ($875 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in South Africa and Cameroon, respectively. Check South Africa vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 6750th and 6890th 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
$5.93
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.62
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$379
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.1
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.38
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2867
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250