Gaborone vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$268	$609
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$41.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$293
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	39	12
😀 Quality of life	56	35
🏙️ Population	236K	1.5M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 32% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 6941st and 5369th ($691 vs $1019) 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 5825th and 7468th 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	$7.24	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$40.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$4390

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597

Cities near Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$426
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$774
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$658
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$743
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$651
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$587
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$753
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$972
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$507
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$649
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$579
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$613
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$735
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$535
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$743
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$733
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$677
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$526
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$371
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$647
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$695
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$590
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$776
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$553
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$779
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$575
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$974
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$632
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1502
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$634
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$354
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$709