Douala vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1745
🏠 One person rent
$711
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$554
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$460
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
39
😀 Quality of life
36
55
🏙️ Population
2.77M
246K

The cost of living in Douala is 98% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4177th and 7144th ($1300 vs $656) 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 0.7 months in Gaborone. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 7640th and 5959th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$5329

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826

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