Cost of living comparison

Yaounde, Cameroon

compared to

Pretoria, South Africa

Pretoria vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 74.8% more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 39.6% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 3.9% more in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 87.2% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.1% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Pretoria

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

Pretoria vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.6% more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.08 FCFA2,352	$8.52 ZAR159.23	+108.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.90 FCFA2,822	$4.68 ZAR87.52	-4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 FCFA828	$1.01 ZAR18.84	-29.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 FCFA254	$0.81 ZAR15.18	+84.1%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 3.9% more for groceries

	Yaounde	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA232	$1.07 ZAR20.07	+167.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.54 FCFA3,763	$3.70 ZAR69.09	-43.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.09 FCFA5,234	$4.91 ZAR91.82	-46.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 FCFA858	$2.35 ZAR43.86	+57.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.72 FCFA1,565	$2.08 ZAR38.81	-23.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 FCFA1,088	$0.69 ZAR12.91	-63.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 FCFA498	$0.68 ZAR12.80	-20.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 FCFA512	$0.73 ZAR13.56	-18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 FCFA293	$0.75 ZAR14.08	+47.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA398	$0.64 ZAR11.96	-7.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA357	$0.58 ZAR10.89	-6.1%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Yaounde	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.60 FCFA2,646	$5.05 ZAR94.47	+10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA9,407	$65.32 ZAR1,220.73	+299.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,043.95 FCFA17,873,039	$19,084.78 ZAR356,665.86	-38.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 FCFA2,164	$8.78 ZAR164.00	+133.5%
Average			+101.2%

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pay 87.2% more for housing

	Yaounde	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.57 FCFA25,085	$39.13 ZAR731.31	-10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$149.77 FCFA86,230	$416.34 ZAR7,780.84	+178.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.98 FCFA110,531	$379.25 ZAR7,087.59	+97.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.85 FCFA26,976	$86.03 ZAR1,607.77	+83.6%
Average			+87.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Yaounde	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.89 FCFA133,507	$216.65 ZAR4,048.89	-6.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,552.20 FCFA893,652	$4,800.41 ZAR89,712.38	+209.3%
Average			+101.4%

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pay 61.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 FCFA611	$2.39 ZAR44.58	+124.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA919	$2.00 ZAR37.30	+25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 FCFA941	$2.95 ZAR55.20	+80.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.06 FCFA10,975	$34.21 ZAR639.34	+79.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA4,703	$7.81 ZAR145.96	-4.4%
Average			+61.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA14,110	$49.09 ZAR917.35	+100.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.59 FCFA16,462	$34.65 ZAR647.52	+21.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$24.51 FCFA14,110	$92.30 ZAR1,724.95	+276.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.93 FCFA25,869	$98.31 ZAR1,837.22	+118.8%
Average			+129.2%

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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: April 2025

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