Algiers vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Algiers	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1277	$1648
🏠 One person rent	$194	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$329	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.8	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$382
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	48	39
😀 Quality of life	62	61
🏙️ Population	2.36M	236K

The cost of living in Algiers is 22% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8536th and 7301st ($519 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 5643rd and 5842nd 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	$3.16	$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$364	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2126	$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.2	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.06	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.4	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.13	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.33	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.5	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.6	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3597	$3401

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$432
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$363
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$423
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$340
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$368
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$381
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$393
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$353
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$373
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$394
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$450
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$419
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$466
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2804
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$538
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$424
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$520
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$455
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$424
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1558
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$479
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$522
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1446
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1635
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$505
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1188
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1461
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1632
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1608
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1206
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1277
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1148
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$453
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1341
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1341
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1356
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1305
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1166
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1354

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