Algiers vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Algiers	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$492	$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1228	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$179	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$305	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.8	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$331	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	48	39
😀 Quality of life	61	60
🏙️ Population	2.36M	236K

The cost of living in Algiers is 33% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8765th and 7094th ($492 vs $731) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Algeria and Botswana, respectively. Check Algeria vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 5813th and 5910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Gaborone

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	Algiers	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.05	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$235	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.7	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.3%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2454	$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1352	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.97	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.87	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.3	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.17	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.13	$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.04	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.18	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.77	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.3	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.4	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.1	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4111	$2881

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$422
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$361
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$417
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$333
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$361
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$377
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$383
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$350
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$368
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$386
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$445
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$418
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$450
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2879
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$532
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$432
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$505
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$467
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$431
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1558
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$449
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$531
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1514
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1685
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$496
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1291
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1516
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1659
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1645
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1212
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1314
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1171
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$442
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1393
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1396
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1394
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1329
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1187
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1394

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577