Gaborone vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$1859
🏠 One person rent	$285	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	39	26
😀 Quality of life	55	24
🏙️ Population	236K	2.44M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 6% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6827th and 6597th ($718 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Botswana and Cameroon, respectively. Check Botswana vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5800th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Yaounde

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	Gaborone	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$1615

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1368
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$794
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$933
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$655
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$710
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$714
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1201
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$812
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$374
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$702
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$638
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$906
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1686
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$469
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$846
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1036
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$724
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$878
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$886
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$879
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$537
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1262
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$757
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$616
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$735
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$531
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$658
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$518
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$635
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$701
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$787
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$810
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$377
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$774