Gaborone vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$281
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
22
😀 Quality of life
61
44
🏙️ Population
236K
2.44M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 9% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7140th and 7518th ($723 vs $666) 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 0.3 months in Yaounde. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5784th and 7301st 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
$11.1
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$1797

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$950
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$860
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$789
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$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
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$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
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$1204
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$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
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$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$912
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$1014
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$1156
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$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
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$627
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$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
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$672
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$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
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$576
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$597
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$489
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$692
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$833
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$323
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$670