Gaborone vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$1773
🏠 One person rent
$267
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$528
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$74.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$530
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
13
😀 Quality of life
55
28
🏙️ Population
246K
797K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 6% less expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 7144th and 6825th ($656 vs $697) 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 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 0.8 months in Libreville. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 5959th and 8556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$5.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$48.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$73.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
13.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$1373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$1018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$6420

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$603
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$631
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$633
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$719
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$845
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$605
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$751
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$621
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$625
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$783
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$776
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$875
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$554
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$889
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$908
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$631
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$746
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$550
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$753
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$601
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$643
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$978
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1084
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$722

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Distance City Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi Port-Gentil
$651
166 km or 103 mi Bata
$1242
303 km or 188 mi Sao Tome
$866
310 km or 193 mi Trindade
$866
381 km or 237 mi Malabo
$990
404 km or 251 mi Limbe
$683
408 km or 253 mi Douala
$1300
421 km or 261 mi Buea
$587
449 km or 279 mi Yaounde
$567
472 km or 293 mi Kumba
$860
522 km or 325 mi Calabar
$237
556 km or 346 mi Port Harcourt
$327
574 km or 357 mi Aba
$233
575 km or 357 mi Bafoussam
$761
612 km or 380 mi Umuahia
$330
621 km or 386 mi Bamenda
$436
627 km or 390 mi Owerri
$507
635 km or 395 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
643 km or 400 mi Gamboma
$510
662 km or 412 mi Kayes
$510
680 km or 423 mi Madingou
$509
698 km or 434 mi Awka
$325
703 km or 437 mi Warri
$351
707 km or 439 mi Enugu
$290
707 km or 440 mi Onitsha
$354
727 km or 452 mi Cabinda
$749
785 km or 488 mi Benin
$315
791 km or 491 mi Kinkala
$511
800 km or 497 mi Boma
$813
822 km or 511 mi Matadi
$827
825 km or 512 mi Berberati
$462
829 km or 515 mi Brazzaville
$561
836 km or 520 mi Kinshasa
$1001
869 km or 540 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
869 km or 540 mi Owo
$272
896 km or 557 mi Ngaoundere
$548
897 km or 557 mi Akure
$243
928 km or 577 mi N'zeto
$829
931 km or 578 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
951 km or 591 mi Lagos
$448