Gaborone vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$2257
🏠 One person rent
$281
$708
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$736
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
10
😀 Quality of life
61
23
🏙️ Population
236K
1.5M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 38% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 7140th and 4855th ($723 vs $1162) 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 5784th and 9048th 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
$11.1
$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$81.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
8.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$1761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$3.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$8.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$62
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$4828

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$950
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$860
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$912
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$549
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$997
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$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
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$1204
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$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$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
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$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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$796
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$912
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$1014
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Distance City Cost of living
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$889
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$891
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$372
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$896
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$988
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$661
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$868
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$830
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$656
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$516
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$863
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1118
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$666
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$656
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$503
610 km or 379 mi Save
$654
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$836
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$518
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$692
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$835
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$639
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$517
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$323
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$657
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$575
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$596
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$658
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$491
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$995
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$670
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$727
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$597
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$846
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$1119
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$665
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$1375
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$488
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$768
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$500
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$830