Gaborone vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$668
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1648
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$243
$618
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$87.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
39
47
😀 Quality of life
61
41
🏙️ Population
236K
15.1M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 39% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7301st and 4957th ($668 vs $1102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 Lagos. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 5842nd and 7632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.79
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$1460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
19.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$5.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$2.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$1.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3401
$2304

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$875
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$762
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$731
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$975
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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
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$469
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$598
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$827
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$746
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$908
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$915
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$1013
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$743
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$793
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$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
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$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
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$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
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$674
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$852
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$1514
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$532
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$631
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$397
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$576