Gaborone vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$268	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$387
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	39	12
😀 Quality of life	56	13
🏙️ Population	236K	1.09M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 32% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 6941st and 8458th ($691 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Chad, respectively. Check Botswana vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 5825th and 9134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs N'Djamena

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	Gaborone	N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$1588
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$12.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$2750

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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

Cities near N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$485
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$533
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$486
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$609
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$665
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$553
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$556
491 km or 305 mi	Sarh	$485
556 km or 346 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
602 km or 374 mi	Bauchi	$759
655 km or 407 mi	Abeche	$487
684 km or 425 mi	Zinder	$974
711 km or 442 mi	Kano	$553
715 km or 444 mi	Jos	$820
809 km or 503 mi	Zaria	$526
814 km or 506 mi	Katsina	$579
848 km or 527 mi	Kaduna	$371
871 km or 541 mi	Bamenda	$553
876 km or 544 mi	Maradi	$972
876 km or 544 mi	Berberati	$482
893 km or 555 mi	Abuja	$1502
897 km or 557 mi	Bafoussam	$555
911 km or 566 mi	Gusau	$587
943 km or 586 mi	Bangui	$513
968 km or 601 mi	Minna	$743
982 km or 610 mi	Bria	$482
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$747
1034 km or 643 mi	Kumba	$764
1041 km or 647 mi	Enugu	$462
1069 km or 664 mi	Nyala	$974
1070 km or 665 mi	Sokoto	$426
1072 km or 666 mi	Douala	$1265
1086 km or 675 mi	Calabar	$384
1091 km or 678 mi	Buea	$601
1095 km or 680 mi	Awka	$805
1105 km or 687 mi	Limbe	$655
1107 km or 688 mi	Umuahia	$883
1114 km or 692 mi	Gemena	$767
1122 km or 697 mi	Onitsha	$972
1129 km or 702 mi	Al-Fashir	$960