Douala vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$1750
🏠 One person rent
$575
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$454
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
39
😀 Quality of life
31
61
🏙️ Population
2.77M
236K

The cost of living in Douala is 60% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4865th and 7140th ($1156 vs $723) 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 0.6 months in Gaborone. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 8755th and 5784th 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
$6.41
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$2568

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

Cities near Gaborone

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$663
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$691
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$691
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$903
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$994
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$615
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$860
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$789
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1204
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$565