Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 12.9% cheaper than Gaborone.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 0.2% less for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
$4.08
FCFA2,569
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
$1.44
FCFA904
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
$0.44
FCFA277
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
$6.54
FCFA4,110
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
$9.09
FCFA5,718
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
$1.49
FCFA937
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
$2.72
FCFA1,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
$1.89
FCFA1,189
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.86
FCFA544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
$0.89
FCFA559
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
$0.51
FCFA320
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
$0.62
FCFA390
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
$4.60
FCFA2,890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,523,964
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
$3.76
FCFA2,363
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
$43.57
FCFA27,402
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
$149.77
FCFA94,195
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
$191.98
FCFA120,740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
$46.85
FCFA29,467
|
|
pay 14.9% less for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
$231.89
FCFA145,839
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
$1,552.20
FCFA976,198
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
$19.06
FCFA11,988
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
$28.59
FCFA17,983
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
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