Freetown vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Freetown	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1604	$1750
🏠 One person rent	$906	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$557	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$454
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	23	39
😀 Quality of life	30	61
🏙️ Population	951K	236K

The cost of living in Freetown is 76% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4589th and 7140th ($1272 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Sierra Leone and Botswana, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 8792nd and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Gaborone

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	Freetown	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.3	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.82%	10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1428	$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$794	$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.8	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.07	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.07	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.52	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.69	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.8	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.95	$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.2	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3981	$2568

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1050
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$984
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1231
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$983
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1219
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1005
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$998
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$831
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$857
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$993
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$993
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1119
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$611
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$545
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$527
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1164
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$494
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1163
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$561
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$493
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1214
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1206
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1281
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1076
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$494
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1141
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$501
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1100
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1067
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$495

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$663
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$691
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$691
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$994
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1015
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$912
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$549
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$997
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1031
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$590
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1104
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$851
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$742
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$784
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$811
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$875
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$902
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$632
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$904
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$660
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$607
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$632
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$494
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$611
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$882
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$796
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$912
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1014
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$565