Cost of living comparison
Gaborone is 31.2% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Gaborone instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 38.6% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,382
|
$8.42
P115.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,006
|
$5.74
P78.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,405
|
$0.88
P12.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.56
P7.66
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,008
|
$0.76
P10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,869
|
$2.41
P33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,932
|
$4.54
P62.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,815
|
$2.13
P29.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,307
|
$1.96
P26.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,372
|
$0.80
P11.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA830
|
$0.71
P9.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,143
|
$0.96
P13.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,672
|
$0.62
P8.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA686
|
$0.62
P8.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA915
|
$0.68
P9.25
|
|
pay 4.9% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,287
|
$4.19
P57.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.96
P314.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA26,786,918
|
$18,748.78
P256,748.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
$18.98
P259.89
|
|
pay 58.1% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
$85.82
P1,175.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA303,002
|
$251.58
P3,445.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA151,026
|
$202.25
P2,769.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA255,922
|
$33.90
P464.22
|
|
pay 64.4% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA724,924
|
$164.53
P2,253.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,316,112
|
$5,060.26
P69,295.89
|
|
pay 32.5% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA706
|
$1.61
P22.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,892
|
$2.31
P31.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA806
|
$4.21
P57.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,243
|
$33.61
P460.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,040
|
$5.74
P78.60
|
|
pay 37.1% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Gaborone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,164
|
$42.64
P583.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA38,940
|
$21.97
P300.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,023
|
$55.75
P763.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,068
|
$62.31
P853.33
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Gaborone or Brazzaville. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.