Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 12.9% cheaper than Gaborone.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.2% less in Yaounde
- Groceries
-
pay 27.3% more in Yaounde
- Transportation
-
pay 19.2% less in Yaounde
- Housing
-
pay 17.4% less in Yaounde
- Childcare
-
pay 14.9% less in Yaounde
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.3% less in Yaounde
- Clothing
-
pay 33.8% less in Yaounde
Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Yaounde.
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
BWP104.32
|
$4.08
FCFA2,359
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP83.46
|
$4.90
FCFA2,831
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.59
|
$1.44
FCFA830
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.79
|
$0.44
FCFA255
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.31
|
$0.40
FCFA232
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.88
|
$6.54
FCFA3,774
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP70.43
|
$9.09
FCFA5,251
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.88
|
$1.49
FCFA861
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.64
|
$2.72
FCFA1,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.77
|
$1.89
FCFA1,091
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.62
|
$0.86
FCFA499
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.30
|
$0.89
FCFA514
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.98
|
$0.51
FCFA294
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.31
|
$0.69
FCFA399
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.62
|
$0.62
FCFA358
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP59.47
|
$4.60
FCFA2,654
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP392.26
|
$16.34
FCFA9,436
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP312,972.80
|
$31,043.95
FCFA17,928,768
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP271.24
|
$3.76
FCFA2,170
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,261.02
|
$43.57
FCFA25,163
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,547.03
|
$149.77
FCFA86,498
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,086.49
|
$191.98
FCFA110,875
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP684.95
|
$46.85
FCFA27,060
|
|
pay 14.9% less for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,508.67
|
$231.89
FCFA133,924
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP52,064.33
|
$1,552.20
FCFA896,438
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP31.30
|
$1.06
FCFA613
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.98
|
$1.60
FCFA922
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP52.16
|
$1.63
FCFA944
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP448.01
|
$19.06
FCFA11,009
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP93.89
|
$8.17
FCFA4,718
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP614.35
|
$24.51
FCFA14,154
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP308.50
|
$28.59
FCFA16,513
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,060.63
|
$24.51
FCFA14,154
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,296.60
|
$44.93
FCFA25,950
|
|
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