Gaborone vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$668
$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1648
$2331
🏠 One person rent
$243
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
11
😀 Quality of life
61
22
🏙️ Population
236K
1.5M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 43% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 7301st and 4768th ($668 vs $1172) 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 5842nd and 9032nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.79
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3401
$5514

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$892
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$984
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$536
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$984
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$1082
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$826
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$799
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$706
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$740
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$808
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$762
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$830
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$838
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$587
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$861
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$698
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$570
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$533
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$650
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$599
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$658
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$469
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$598
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$827
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$874
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$875
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$466
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$877
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$961
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$712
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$851
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$820
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$705
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$638
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1131
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$576
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$703
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$618
610 km or 379 mi Save
$646
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$822
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$852
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$821
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$664
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$652
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$393
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$699
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$705
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$598
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$752
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$563
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$1013
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$778
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$652
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$642
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$831
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$1131
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$684
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$1514
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$644
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$743
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$417
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$793