Gaborone vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$668
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1648
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$243
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
25
😀 Quality of life
61
39
🏙️ Population
236K
2.44M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 0.5% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7301st and 7283rd ($668 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Botswana and Cameroon, respectively. Check Botswana vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5842nd and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.79
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3401
$1806

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$875
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$762
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$731
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$975
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$890
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$514
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$892
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$984
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$536
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$984
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$1082
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$826
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$706
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$740
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$808
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$762
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$830
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$838
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$587
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$861
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$698
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
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$533
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$650
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$599
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$658
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$469
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$598
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$827
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$746
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$908
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$915
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$1363
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$793
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$849
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$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
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$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
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$632
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$1514
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$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
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$781
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$536
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$664
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$526
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$644
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$596
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$642
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$505
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$852
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$836
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$393
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$778