Soweto vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Soweto Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$540
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.6
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1598
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
29 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
25
😀 Quality of life
38
24
🏙️ Population
1.27M
2.44M

The cost of living in Soweto is 24% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5917th and 6685th ($923 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Yaounde. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 7204th and 8653rd 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
$6.16
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.92
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.66%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$691
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.98
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.52
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.49
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3805
$1631

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$993
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$837
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$953
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$672
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$785
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$807
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$678
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$906
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$820
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$695
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$889
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$722
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$784
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$768
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$795
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$748
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$780
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$665
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$691
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$664
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$628
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$562
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$763
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$621
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$442
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$657
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$567
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$814
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$540
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$964
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1068
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$809
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$624
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1003

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1265
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$555
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$764
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$601
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$655
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$553
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1121
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$741
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$384
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$527
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$668
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$482
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$621
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$883
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$679
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1611
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$462
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$805
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$972
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$625
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$556
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$900
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$881
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$900
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1502
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$820
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$665
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$759
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$522
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$651
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$513
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$634
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$533
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$486
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$743
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$850
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$371
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$779