Gaborone vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1272
🏠 One person rent
$281
$217
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
39
12
😀 Quality of life
61
12
🏙️ Population
236K
1.09M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 38% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 7140th and 8539th ($723 vs $524) 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 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.2 months in N'Djamena. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 5784th and 9248th 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
$11.1
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
12.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$6.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$4131

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$912
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$549
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$997
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$1031
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$590
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$1104
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$1204
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$851
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$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
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$784
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$872
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$811
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$875
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$902
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$632
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$904
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$742
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$589
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$558
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$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
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$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
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$490
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$576
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$489
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$514
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$567
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$476
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$601
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$490
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$551
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$672
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$490
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$1119
711 km or 442 mi Kano
$491
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$760
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$517
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$503
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$323
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$699
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$1118
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$478
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$1375
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$759
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$516
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$506
968 km or 601 mi Minna
$692
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$477
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$666
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$821
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$564
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$938
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$372
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$1156
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$373
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$627
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$693
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$738
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$773
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$801
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$795
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