Gaborone vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$2193
🏠 One person rent
$285
$643
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$759
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
12
😀 Quality of life
55
34
🏙️ Population
236K
1.03M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 33% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 6827th and 5104th ($718 vs $1073) 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 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 5800th and 7565th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
10.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$958
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$4644

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$848
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$689
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$909
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$874
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$554
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$838
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$971
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$600
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$997
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$1079
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$822
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$768
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$717
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$696
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$788
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$774
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$841
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$819
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$585
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$859
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$696
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$559
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$533
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$627
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$623
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$756
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$459
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$581
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$791
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$741
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$1116
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Distance City Cost of living
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$757
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$760
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$453
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$761
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$820
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$656
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$753
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$744
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$652
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$605
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1042
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$492
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$652
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$596
610 km or 379 mi Save
$644
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$742
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$787
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$745
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$699
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$621
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$377
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$655
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$704
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$617
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
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$583
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$1019
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$774
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$570
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$681
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$766
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$1037
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$656
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$1262
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$635
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$710
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$345
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$755