Gaborone vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$1857
🏠 One person rent	$272	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$524
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$448
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	11
😀 Quality of life	60	38
🏙️ Population	236K	899K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 2% less expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 7094th and 7015th ($731 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Gabon, respectively. Check Botswana vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.6 months in Libreville. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 5910th and 8199th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Libreville

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	Gaborone	Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$6.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$51
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$1045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$32.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$35
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$6.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$7022

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577

Cities near Libreville

Distance	City	Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
166 km or 103 mi	Bata	$1239
303 km or 188 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
310 km or 193 mi	Trindade	$1042
381 km or 237 mi	Malabo	$1344
404 km or 251 mi	Limbe	$750
408 km or 253 mi	Douala	$1254
421 km or 261 mi	Buea	$641
449 km or 279 mi	Yaounde	$668
472 km or 293 mi	Kumba	$834
522 km or 325 mi	Calabar	$386
556 km or 346 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
574 km or 357 mi	Aba	$601
575 km or 357 mi	Bafoussam	$750
612 km or 380 mi	Umuahia	$849
621 km or 386 mi	Bamenda	$687
627 km or 390 mi	Owerri	$1555
635 km or 395 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
643 km or 400 mi	Gamboma	$543
662 km or 412 mi	Kayes	$544
680 km or 423 mi	Madingou	$544
698 km or 434 mi	Awka	$785
703 km or 437 mi	Warri	$878
707 km or 439 mi	Enugu	$587
707 km or 440 mi	Onitsha	$922
727 km or 452 mi	Cabinda	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Benin	$655
791 km or 491 mi	Kinkala	$543
800 km or 497 mi	Boma	$870
822 km or 511 mi	Matadi	$895
825 km or 512 mi	Berberati	$492
829 km or 515 mi	Brazzaville	$602
836 km or 520 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
869 km or 540 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
869 km or 540 mi	Owo	$594
896 km or 557 mi	Ngaoundere	$550
897 km or 557 mi	Akure	$578
928 km or 577 mi	N'zeto	$815
931 km or 578 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
951 km or 591 mi	Lagos	$1022