Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 1.1% cheaper than Gaborone.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 11.6% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP76.02
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.11
|
$1.45
FCFA884
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.50
|
$0.47
FCFA289
|
|
pay 38.8% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.45
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.45
|
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.51
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.61
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.57
|
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.42
|
$0.79
FCFA479
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.23
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.79
|
$0.70
FCFA425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.21
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
Gaborone
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.78
|
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
Gaborone
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP875.26
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,334.34
|
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,938.08
|
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
|
pay 7.5% more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,399.47
|
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,443.18
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.51
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.88
|
$1.40
FCFA854
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP457.36
|
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP90.03
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Gaborone
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP550.17
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP324.38
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP844.70
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP971.72
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
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