Douala vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Douala	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1368	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3396	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$731	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1441	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	21	39
😀 Quality of life	34	55
🏙️ Population	2.77M	236K

The cost of living in Douala is 90% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4173rd and 6827th ($1368 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Botswana, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 7649th and 5800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Gaborone

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	Douala	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.53	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1871	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.7	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1994	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$965	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.79	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.61	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.2	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$512	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3349	$3828

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Cities near Douala

Distance	City	Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi	Buea	$655
54 km or 33 mi	Limbe	$710
71 km or 44 mi	Kumba	$933
108 km or 67 mi	Malabo	$812
176 km or 110 mi	Bafoussam	$794
182 km or 113 mi	Calabar	$374
203 km or 126 mi	Yaounde	$764
216 km or 134 mi	Bamenda	$714
245 km or 152 mi	Bata	$1201
285 km or 177 mi	Aba	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Umuahia	$906
309 km or 192 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
336 km or 209 mi	Owerri	$1686
361 km or 224 mi	Enugu	$469
377 km or 234 mi	Awka	$846
400 km or 248 mi	Onitsha	$1036
408 km or 253 mi	Libreville	$702
467 km or 290 mi	Warri	$886
518 km or 322 mi	Benin	$537
529 km or 328 mi	Sao Tome	$878
536 km or 333 mi	Trindade	$879
540 km or 335 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
563 km or 350 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
573 km or 356 mi	Owo	$658
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1262
612 km or 381 mi	Akure	$635
635 km or 395 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
660 km or 410 mi	Jos	$757
675 km or 419 mi	Berberati	$488
683 km or 425 mi	Ife	$774
697 km or 433 mi	Bauchi	$735
702 km or 436 mi	Osogbo	$704
709 km or 441 mi	Minna	$787
712 km or 443 mi	Garoua	$724
740 km or 460 mi	Ibadan	$759
747 km or 464 mi	Lagos	$1133
754 km or 469 mi	Ilorin	$526
762 km or 473 mi	Kaduna	$377
764 km or 475 mi	Oyo	$699
783 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1019

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761