Soweto vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$620
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.3
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1631
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
22
😀 Quality of life
48
43
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.44M

The cost of living in Soweto is 58% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5251st and 7446th ($1057 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.5 months in Soweto compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Soweto ranked 8th best city to live in South Africa vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 6890th and 7507th 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
$7.11
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.11%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$779
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.53
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.56
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4370
$1815

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$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775