Gaborone vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$267
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
26
😀 Quality of life
55
43
🏙️ Population
246K
2.44M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 16% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7144th and 7966th ($656 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Botswana and Cameroon, respectively. Check Botswana vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5959th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$2559

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$603
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$631
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
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$719
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$845
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$605
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$751
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$621
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$625
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$783
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$776
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$875
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$554
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$889
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$908
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$631
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$746
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$550
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$753
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$601
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$643
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$978
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1084
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$722

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
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$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
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$825
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$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250