Gaborone vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$281
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$59
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
39
48
😀 Quality of life
61
43
🏙️ Population
236K
15.1M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 24% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7140th and 5960th ($723 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 5784th and 7444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$2984

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$912
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$549
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$997
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$1031
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$590
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$1104
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$1204
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$851
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$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
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$784
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$872
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$811
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$875
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$902
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$632
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$904
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$742
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$589
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$558
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$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
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$632
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$494
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$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
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$796
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$1014
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$995
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$768
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$830
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$658
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$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
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$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
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$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
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$583
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$697
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$693
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$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
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$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
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$559
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$564
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$773
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$591
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$692
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$1375
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$606
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$714
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$373
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$666