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Yaounde vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 5.6% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 43.0% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 8.6% less in Yaounde
Housing: pay 13.7% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 42.0% more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 36.8% less in Yaounde

The cost of groceries, childcare, and restaurants in Yaounde are more expensive than in Gaborone. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.5% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.33 BWP147.32	$5.34 FCFA3,022	-48.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 BWP85.71	$5.34 FCFA3,022	-11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BWP11.68	$1.78 FCFA1,007	+117.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 BWP6.86	$0.73 FCFA413	+51.9%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 43.0% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 BWP12.24	$1.10 FCFA624	+28.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 BWP48.81	$7.12 FCFA4,029	+108.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 BWP78.90	$11.07 FCFA6,259	+100.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 BWP33.16	$1.89 FCFA1,068	-18.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 BWP33.41	$2.83 FCFA1,599	+20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP11.38	$2.06 FCFA1,165	+158.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP9.27	$0.94 FCFA533	+45.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP11.42	$0.97 FCFA548	+21.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 BWP10.44	$0.56 FCFA314	-24.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP9.17	$0.75 FCFA426	+17.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP8.25	$0.68 FCFA383	+16.9%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 8.6% less for transportation

	Gaborone	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 BWP61.12	$5.29 FCFA2,993	+23.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.79 BWP439.28	$17.81 FCFA10,072	-42.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,652.69 BWP294,641.57	$33,831.20 FCFA19,136,593	+63.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.46 BWP291.96	$4.18 FCFA2,367	-79.6%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 13.7% less for housing

	Gaborone	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.19 BWP744.64	$53.42 FCFA30,215	+2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$262.85 BWP3,749.98	$129.09 FCFA73,021	-50.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$160.93 BWP2,295.91	$119.30 FCFA67,482	-25.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.95 BWP755.42	$63.35 FCFA35,836	+19.6%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 42.0% more for childcare

	Gaborone	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.01 BWP2,097.31	$343.45 FCFA194,275	+133.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,593.57 BWP51,267.63	$1,810.27 FCFA1,023,976	-49.6%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP32.14	$1.25 FCFA705	-44.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 BWP32.75	$2.67 FCFA1,511	+16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BWP52.50	$1.78 FCFA1,007	-51.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.35 BWP461.48	$24.48 FCFA13,849	-24.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.76 BWP96.43	$8.90 FCFA5,036	+31.7%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 36.8% less for clothing

	Gaborone	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.00 BWP656.25	$18.99 FCFA10,743	-58.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.41 BWP348.21	$30.27 FCFA17,122	+24.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.82 BWP1,024.55	$19.59 FCFA11,079	-72.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.12 BWP1,285.71	$54.31 FCFA30,719	-39.7%
Average			-36.8%

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