Gaborone vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$668
$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1648
$1637
🏠 One person rent
$243
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$99
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
48
😀 Quality of life
61
37
🏙️ Population
236K
2.55M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 11% less expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 7301st and 6862nd ($668 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Botswana and Nigeria, respectively. Check Botswana vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 5842nd and 8155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Ibadan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.79
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$407
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$13
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$19.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
18.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$9.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$4.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$3.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$0.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$5.12
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$1.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$43.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$49.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3401
$1891

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$762
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$890
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$514
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$892
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$984
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$536
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$984
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$1082
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$826
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$706
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$740
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$808
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$762
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$830
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$838
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$587
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$861
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$698
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$570
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$533
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$650
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$599
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$658
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$469
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$598
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$827
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$746
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$664
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$1013
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$778
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$705
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$1102
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$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$644
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$642
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$646
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$743
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$664
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$793
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$598
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$632
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$926
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$699
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$835
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1051
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$703
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$705
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$684
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$878
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$652
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$852
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$712
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$417
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$1774
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$563
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$1514
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$961
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$676
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$674
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$600
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$630
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$668
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$822
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$393
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$397
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$576
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