Gaborone vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$2296
🏠 One person rent
$272
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$75
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
39
48
😀 Quality of life
60
42
🏙️ Population
236K
15.1M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 28% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7094th and 5500th ($731 vs $1022) 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 5910th and 7677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$2622

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$958
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$967
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$1057
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$583
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$1089
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$1171
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$892
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$865
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$765
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$792
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$875
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$826
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$899
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$910
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$633
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$927
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$763
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$604
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$573
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$681
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$652
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$630
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$511
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$630
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$912
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$966
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$1017
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$741
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$796
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$759
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$665
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$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
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$659
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$650
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$578
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$631
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$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
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$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
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$673
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$922
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$675
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$607
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$654
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$785
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$703
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$861
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$1555
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$682
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$618
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$587
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$849
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$601
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$785
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$1551
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$562
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