Accra vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1648
🏠 One person rent
$297
$243
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$382
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
39
😀 Quality of life
56
61
🏙️ Population
1.78M
236K

The cost of living in Accra is 23% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 6574th and 7301st ($822 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Botswana, respectively. Check Ghana vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 6206th and 5842nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$3401

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

Cities near Gaborone

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$607
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$637
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$637
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$833
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$940
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$577
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$875
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$762
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$731
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$975
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$890
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$514
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$892
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$984
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$536
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$984
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1082
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$826
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$706
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$740
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$808
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$762
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$830
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$838
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$587
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$861
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$698
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$650
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$599
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$658
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$469
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$598
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$827
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$746
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$908
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$915
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$587