Gaborone vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$3096
🏠 One person rent	$268	$598
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1649
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$162
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	39	47
😀 Quality of life	56	40
🏙️ Population	236K	15.1M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 38% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 6941st and 4761st ($691 vs $1113) 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 0.5 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 5825th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Lagos

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	Gaborone	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.24	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$2289

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597

Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507