Gaborone vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$285
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$1302
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$99
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
39
47
😀 Quality of life
55
33
🏙️ Population
236K
2.55M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 5% less expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 6827th and 6622nd ($718 vs $759) 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 0.2 months in Ibadan. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Ibadan ranked 2nd in Nigeria, while ranked 5800th and 7660th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Ibadan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$1.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$1268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$13
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$19.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$3.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$1.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$4.59
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$43.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$1870

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$689
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$909
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$874
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$554
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$838
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$971
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$600
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$997
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$1079
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$822
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$768
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$717
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$696
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$788
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$774
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$841
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$819
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$585
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$859
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$696
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$559
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$533
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$627
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$623
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$756
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$459
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$581
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$791
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$741
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$1116
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$699
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$1019
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$774
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$704
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$1133
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$526
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$635
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$681
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$644
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$710
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$658
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$755
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$617
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$537
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$886
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$655
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$711
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$1036
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$652
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$652
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$656
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$846
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$570
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$787
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$656
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$345
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$1686
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$469
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$1262
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$906
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$651
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$638
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$368
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$546
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$585
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$747
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$377
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$374
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$492
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$621