Cost of living comparison

Cameroon

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South Africa

Pretoria vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 60.2% more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 59.7% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 26.7% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 97.5% more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 18.8% more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.3% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Pretoria

The cost of housing, clothing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Pretoria are more expensive than in Yaounde. Notably, housing, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

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Pretoria vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.7% more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.41 FCFA1,993	$9.01 ZAR148.66	+164.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.12 FCFA2,990	$5.41 ZAR89.20	+5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA872	$1.06 ZAR17.48	-29.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 FCFA311	$0.85 ZAR14.04	+59.6%
Average			+59.7%

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pay 26.7% less for groceries

	Yaounde	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 FCFA618	$1.10 ZAR18.21	+4.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.83 FCFA3,986	$4.18 ZAR68.94	-38.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.65 FCFA7,970	$4.45 ZAR73.36	-67.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$2.47 ZAR40.74	+20.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,582	$2.23 ZAR36.86	-17.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.32 FCFA1,356	$0.79 ZAR13.10	-65.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA527	$0.74 ZAR12.22	-18.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 FCFA542	$0.79 ZAR13.11	-14.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 FCFA367	$0.72 ZAR11.92	+14.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.50 ZAR8.18	-31.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 FCFA379	$0.54 ZAR8.93	-16.5%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 97.5% more for transportation

	Yaounde	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 FCFA3,169	$5.75 ZAR94.81	+5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$177.56 ZAR2,928.68	+940.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,433.47 FCFA19M	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.01 FCFA2,342	$6.55 ZAR108.03	+63.3%
Average			+97.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Yaounde	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.21 FCFA29,898	$36.83 ZAR607.50	-28.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$141.34 FCFA82,519	$454.27 ZAR7,492.67	+221.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$183.59 FCFA107K	$405.14 ZAR6,682.45	+120.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.74 FCFA35,459	$115.49 ZAR1,904.94	+90.2%
Average			+137.2%

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pay 18.8% more for childcare

	Yaounde	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$615.85 FCFA360K	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	-57.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,347.16 FCFA1M	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	+233.2%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.24 FCFA723	$2.55 ZAR42.12	+106.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.92 FCFA1,121	$2.25 ZAR37.17	+17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 FCFA997	$3.25 ZAR53.60	+90.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.47 FCFA13,703	$31.49 ZAR519.46	+34.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$7.21 ZAR118.93	-15.5%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$53.03 ZAR874.71	+210.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.31 FCFA15,946	$32.00 ZAR527.89	+17.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$91.85 ZAR1,515.02	+258.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.19 FCFA32,224	$82.87 ZAR1,366.87	+50.1%
Average			+110.4%

Yaounde vs. Pretoria - Cost of clothing

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