Gaborone vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$1295
🏠 One person rent	$243	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$126
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	39	12
😀 Quality of life	61	11
🏙️ Population	236K	1.09M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 23% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 7301st and 8348th ($668 vs $543) 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 5842nd and 9252nd 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	$9.79	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	12.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$1535
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$6.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$3.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$90.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$3279

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587

Cities near N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$505
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$596
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$505
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$618
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$644
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$555
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$621
491 km or 305 mi	Sarh	$506
556 km or 346 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
602 km or 374 mi	Bauchi	$781
655 km or 407 mi	Abeche	$506
684 km or 425 mi	Zinder	$1131
711 km or 442 mi	Kano	$563
715 km or 444 mi	Jos	$810
809 km or 503 mi	Zaria	$652
814 km or 506 mi	Katsina	$618
848 km or 527 mi	Kaduna	$393
871 km or 541 mi	Bamenda	$698
876 km or 544 mi	Maradi	$1131
876 km or 544 mi	Berberati	$494
893 km or 555 mi	Abuja	$1514
897 km or 557 mi	Bafoussam	$793
911 km or 566 mi	Gusau	$638
943 km or 586 mi	Bangui	$526
968 km or 601 mi	Minna	$852
982 km or 610 mi	Bria	$496
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$671
1034 km or 643 mi	Kumba	$849
1041 km or 647 mi	Enugu	$563
1069 km or 664 mi	Nyala	$960
1070 km or 665 mi	Sokoto	$466
1072 km or 666 mi	Douala	$1363
1086 km or 675 mi	Calabar	$397
1091 km or 678 mi	Buea	$665
1095 km or 680 mi	Awka	$878
1105 km or 687 mi	Limbe	$755
1107 km or 688 mi	Umuahia	$961
1114 km or 692 mi	Gemena	$808
1122 km or 697 mi	Onitsha	$1051
1129 km or 702 mi	Al-Fashir	$944