Gaborone vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$529
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$1304
🏠 One person rent	$285	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$396
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	39	12
😀 Quality of life	55	13
🏙️ Population	236K	1.09M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 36% more expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 6827th and 8456th ($718 vs $529) 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 5800th and 9122nd 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	$7.62	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	12.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$1607
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$82.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$2932

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761

Cities near N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$494
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$701
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$492
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$584
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$616
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$545
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$724
491 km or 305 mi	Sarh	$493
556 km or 346 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
602 km or 374 mi	Bauchi	$735
655 km or 407 mi	Abeche	$494
684 km or 425 mi	Zinder	$1037
711 km or 442 mi	Kano	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Jos	$757
809 km or 503 mi	Zaria	$621
814 km or 506 mi	Katsina	$596
848 km or 527 mi	Kaduna	$377
871 km or 541 mi	Bamenda	$714
876 km or 544 mi	Maradi	$1042
876 km or 544 mi	Berberati	$488
893 km or 555 mi	Abuja	$1262
897 km or 557 mi	Bafoussam	$794
911 km or 566 mi	Gusau	$605
943 km or 586 mi	Bangui	$518
968 km or 601 mi	Minna	$787
982 km or 610 mi	Bria	$487
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$764
1034 km or 643 mi	Kumba	$933
1041 km or 647 mi	Enugu	$469
1069 km or 664 mi	Nyala	$944
1070 km or 665 mi	Sokoto	$453
1072 km or 666 mi	Douala	$1368
1086 km or 675 mi	Calabar	$374
1091 km or 678 mi	Buea	$655
1095 km or 680 mi	Awka	$846
1105 km or 687 mi	Limbe	$710
1107 km or 688 mi	Umuahia	$906
1114 km or 692 mi	Gemena	$757
1122 km or 697 mi	Onitsha	$1036
1129 km or 702 mi	Al-Fashir	$928