Gaborone vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$262
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$784
🏠 One person rent
$267
$126
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$78
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$81.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
47
😀 Quality of life
55
34
🏙️ Population
246K
2.55M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 150% more expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 7144th and 9275th ($656 vs $262) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Botswana and Nigeria, respectively. Check Botswana vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 0.3 months in Ibadan. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Ibadan ranked 2nd in Nigeria, while ranked 5959th and 7930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Ibadan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$0.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$8.61
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$2.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$0.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$5.19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$7.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$7.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$9.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$0.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$1.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$10.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$1.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$4.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$29.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$17.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$532

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$605
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$751
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$621
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$625
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$783
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$776
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$875
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$554
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$889
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$908
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$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$631
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$746
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$550
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$753
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$601
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$643
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$978
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1084
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$722

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Distance City Cost of living
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$407
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$826
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$250
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$310
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$448
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$314
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$243
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
173 km or 107 mi Save
$676
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$697
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$272
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$732
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$677
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$315
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$351
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$617
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$678
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$354
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$616
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$617
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$616
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$325
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$482
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$313
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$620
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$353
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$507
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$290
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$288
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$330
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$327
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$233
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$446
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$512
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$497
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$582
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$210
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$237
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$443
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$265