Brazzaville vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$247	$268
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$373
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	19	39
😀 Quality of life	35	56
🏙️ Population	2.15M	236K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 16% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7901st and 6941st ($580 vs $691) 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 0.5 months in Gaborone. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 7456th and 5825th 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	$3.51	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$4190

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$520
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$519
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$523
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$522
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$844
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$821
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$876
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$788
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$863
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1012
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$850
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$934
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$976
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$668
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1121
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$645
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$671
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$577
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$482
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$767
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$634
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$747
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$828
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$513
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$806
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$900
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1265
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$655
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$741
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$601
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$764
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$746

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597