Gaborone vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$272
$743
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$777
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$41
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$98.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
10
😀 Quality of life
60
22
🏙️ Population
236K
1.5M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 39% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 7094th and 4788th ($731 vs $1194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Niger, respectively. Check Botswana vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 5910th and 9087th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Niamey

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Gaborone Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$79.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$5.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$1082
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$5601

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$950
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$826
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$791
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$1049
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$958
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$551
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$967
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$1057
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$583
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$1089
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$1171
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$892
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
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$792
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$875
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$826
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$899
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$910
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$633
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$927
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$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
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$573
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$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
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$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
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$916
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$966
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Distance City Cost of living
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$891
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$893
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$425
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$894
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$983
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$682
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$867
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$836
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$675
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$594
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$862
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1143
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$612
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$673
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$581
610 km or 379 mi Save
$650
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$840
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$538
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$785
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$837
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$665
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$584
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$353
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$673
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$659
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$612
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
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$1017
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$775
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$683
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$631
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$842
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$1143
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$678
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$1551
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$578
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$741
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$454
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$796