Soweto vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$984
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$567
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
25
😀 Quality of life
45
39
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.44M

The cost of living in Soweto is 47% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5704th and 7283rd ($984 vs $671) 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 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Soweto ranked 9th best city to live in South Africa vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 7050th and 7830th 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
$6.53
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.8
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$724
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.85
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.99
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.51
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.1
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3811
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915

Cities near Yaounde

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