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Yaounde vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 8.4% cheaper than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 4.5% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 43.8% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 20.9% less in Yaounde
Housing: pay 32.3% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 8.3% more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.4% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 46.5% less in Yaounde

The cost of groceries, childcare, and restaurants in Yaounde are more expensive than in Pretoria. Expenses including clothing, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yaounde instead of Pretoria, you would:

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pay 4.5% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.64 ZAR147.89	$5.34 FCFA3,022	-38.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.04 ZAR86.27	$5.34 FCFA3,022	+6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR18.50	$1.78 FCFA1,007	+64.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.58	$0.73 FCFA413	-14.3%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 43.8% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR18.16	$1.10 FCFA624	+4.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 ZAR69.13	$7.12 FCFA4,029	+76.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR80.48	$11.07 FCFA6,259	+135.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR42.36	$1.89 FCFA1,068	-23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR36.15	$2.83 FCFA1,599	+33.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$2.06 FCFA1,165	+170.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.19	$0.94 FCFA533	+32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.83	$0.97 FCFA548	+29.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$0.56 FCFA314	-27.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.20	$0.75 FCFA426	+26.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR9.34	$0.68 FCFA383	+24.0%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 20.9% less for transportation

	Pretoria	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR85.49	$5.29 FCFA2,993	+5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	$17.81 FCFA10,072	-89.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	$33,831.20 FCFA19,136,593	+67.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96 ZAR221.84	$4.18 FCFA2,367	-67.7%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 32.3% less for housing

	Pretoria	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.76 ZAR629.04	$53.42 FCFA30,215	+45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	$129.09 FCFA73,021	-68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	$119.30 FCFA67,482	-71.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	$63.35 FCFA35,836	-35.1%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 8.3% more for childcare

	Pretoria	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	$343.45 FCFA194,275	+69.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	$1,810.27 FCFA1,023,976	-52.6%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR39.44	$1.25 FCFA705	-45.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ZAR36.72	$2.67 FCFA1,511	+24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.88 ZAR49.30	$1.78 FCFA1,007	-38.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 ZAR613.80	$24.48 FCFA13,849	-31.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR133.10	$8.90 FCFA5,036	+14.5%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 46.5% less for clothing

	Pretoria	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR864.09	$18.99 FCFA10,743	-62.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.12 ZAR566.83	$30.27 FCFA17,122	-8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	$19.59 FCFA11,079	-78.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	$54.31 FCFA30,719	-37.2%
Average			-46.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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