Brazzaville vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brazzaville	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1467	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$252	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$437
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	20	39
😀 Quality of life	41	60
🏙️ Population	2.15M	236K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 18% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7920th and 7094th ($602 vs $731) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Congo and Botswana, respectively. Check the Congo vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 7836th and 5910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Gaborone

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	Brazzaville	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.83	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.4	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$906	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.16	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.7	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.8	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.4	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4619	$2881

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$543
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$544
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$544
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$543
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$895
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$870
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$695
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$932
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$815
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$897
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1047
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$851
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$999
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$1037
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$745
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1239
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$665
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$692
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$595
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$492
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$816
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$662
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$668
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$887
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$522
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$857
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$1042
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1254
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$750
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$1344
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$641
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$834
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$785

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577