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Brazzaville vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 90.4% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 79.6% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 74.1% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 4.6% less in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 40.6% more in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.3% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 42.8% more in Brazzaville

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Gaborone. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Gaborone, you would:

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pay 79.6% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.33 BWP136.61	$11.68 FCFA6,527	+13.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 BWP79.48	$5.10 FCFA2,848	-15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BWP10.83	$1.58 FCFA881	+92.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 BWP6.36	$1.58 FCFA881	+228.0%
Average			+79.6%

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pay 74.1% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 BWP11.35	$4.99 FCFA2,786	+481.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 BWP45.26	$3.38 FCFA1,889	-1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 BWP73.16	$8.76 FCFA4,897	+58.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 BWP30.75	$2.94 FCFA1,643	+26.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 BWP30.98	$2.16 FCFA1,207	-7.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.55	$1.11 FCFA621	+39.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.60	$0.81 FCFA451	+24.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.59	$1.66 FCFA925	+106.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 BWP9.68	$1.16 FCFA649	+58.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.50	$0.84 FCFA469	+30.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.65	$0.57 FCFA317	-2.0%
Average			+74.1%

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pay 4.6% less for transportation

	Gaborone	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 BWP56.68	$4.74 FCFA2,651	+10.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.79 BWP407.33	$23.44 FCFA13,100	-23.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,652.69 BWP273,212.28	$29,343.54 FCFA16,399,506	+42.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.46 BWP270.73	$10.74 FCFA6,003	-47.5%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Gaborone	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.19 BWP690.48	$44.51 FCFA24,877	-14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$262.85 BWP3,477.25	$551.55 FCFA308,248	+109.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$160.93 BWP2,128.93	$465.04 FCFA259,902	+189.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.95 BWP700.48	$646.27 FCFA361,188	+1120.5%
Average			+351.1%

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pay 40.6% more for childcare

	Gaborone	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.01 BWP1,944.77	$53.41 FCFA29,853	-63.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,593.57 BWP47,538.94	$8,800.00 FCFA4,918,141	+144.9%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 49.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP29.80	$5.81 FCFA3,244	+157.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 BWP30.36	$4.05 FCFA2,263	+76.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BWP48.68	$3.25 FCFA1,816	-11.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.35 BWP427.91	$44.51 FCFA24,877	+37.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.76 BWP89.41	$5.84 FCFA3,264	-13.6%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 42.8% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.00 BWP608.52	$57.50 FCFA32,136	+25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.41 BWP322.89	$60.00 FCFA33,533	+145.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.82 BWP950.03	$100.00 FCFA55,888	+39.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.12 BWP1,192.20	$55.00 FCFA30,738	-39.0%
Average			+42.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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