Gaborone vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$268	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$349
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	39	25
😀 Quality of life	56	24
🏙️ Population	236K	2.44M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 8% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6941st and 6685th ($691 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 5825th and 8653rd 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	$7.24	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$1631

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$655
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$553
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1121
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$741
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$384
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$668
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$482
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$621
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$883
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1611
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$462
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$805
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$972
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$900
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$881
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$900
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1502
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$820
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$665
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$759
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$522
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$651
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$513
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$533
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$486
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$743
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$850
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779