Gaborone vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$272
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
22
😀 Quality of life
60
43
🏙️ Population
236K
2.44M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 9% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7094th and 7446th ($731 vs $668) 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 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5910th and 7507th 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
$10.4
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$1815

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$1017
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$628
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$950
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$826
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$791
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$1049
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$958
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$551
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$967
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$1057
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$583
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1089
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$1171
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$892
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$765
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$792
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$875
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$826
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$899
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$910
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$633
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$927
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$811
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$916
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$966
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
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$655
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$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
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$578
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$584
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$631
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$506
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$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
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$353
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$775