Brazzaville vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brazzaville	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1412	$1745
🏠 One person rent	$235	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$554
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.7	$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$408	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	19	39
😀 Quality of life	27	55
🏙️ Population	1.83M	246K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 15% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8028th and 7144th ($561 vs $656) 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 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.7 months in Gaborone. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 8703rd and 5959th 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	$3.46	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.29%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.38	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.7	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.2	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.8	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3705	$5329

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$511
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$509
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$510
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$510
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$827
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$813
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$749
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$829
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$829
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$887
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1041
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$825
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$890
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$934
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$697
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1242
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$733
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$771
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$702
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$462
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$770
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$767
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$567
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$824
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$489
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$804
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$866
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1300
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$683
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$990
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$587
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$860
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$740

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$603
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$631
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$633
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$719
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$845
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$605
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$751
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$783
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$776
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$511
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$755
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$875
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$554
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$889
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$741
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$637
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$631
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$701
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$682
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$866
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$746
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$753
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$535
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$558
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$777
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$447
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$511
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$739
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$643
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$978
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1084
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$722