Gaborone vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$691
$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$2284
🏠 One person rent
$268
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$1314
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$373
$115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
48
😀 Quality of life
56
33
🏙️ Population
236K
2.55M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 11% less expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 6941st and 6541st ($691 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Botswana and Nigeria, respectively. Check Botswana vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.1 months in Ibadan. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Ibadan ranked 2nd in Nigeria, while ranked 5825th and 7755th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Ibadan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.24
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$13
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$19.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.6
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.07%
16.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1028
$829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$483
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$4.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.11
$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$0.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.49
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$5.03
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$1.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$171
$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4190
$1898

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$889
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$631
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$820
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$722
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$695
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$906
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$837
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$540
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$807
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$923
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$583
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$953
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$993
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$785
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$672
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$678
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$768
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$748
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$795
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$784
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$624
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$814
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$657
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
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$500
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$621
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$562
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$766
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$442
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$567
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$763
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$699
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$964
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$1068
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Distance City Cost of living
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$677
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$1030
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$779
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$695
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$1113
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$535
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$634
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
173 km or 107 mi Save
$613
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$670
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$651
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$709
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$590
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$558
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$881
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$647
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$755
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$972
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$649
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$651
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$632
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$805
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$575
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$743
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$658
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$354
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$1611
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$462
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$1502
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$883
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$679
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$621
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$553
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$560
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$588
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$729
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$371
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$384
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$507
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$526