Gaborone vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$1694
🏠 One person rent	$268	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	13
😀 Quality of life	56	40
🏙️ Population	236K	797K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 3% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 6941st and 7071st ($691 vs $668) 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 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.7 months in Libreville. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 5825th and 6902nd 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	$7.24	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$1336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$5922

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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 Libreville

Distance	City	Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
166 km or 103 mi	Bata	$1121
303 km or 188 mi	Sao Tome	$900
310 km or 193 mi	Trindade	$900
381 km or 237 mi	Malabo	$741
404 km or 251 mi	Limbe	$655
408 km or 253 mi	Douala	$1265
421 km or 261 mi	Buea	$601
449 km or 279 mi	Yaounde	$747
472 km or 293 mi	Kumba	$764
522 km or 325 mi	Calabar	$384
556 km or 346 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
574 km or 357 mi	Aba	$621
575 km or 357 mi	Bafoussam	$555
612 km or 380 mi	Umuahia	$883
621 km or 386 mi	Bamenda	$553
627 km or 390 mi	Owerri	$1611
635 km or 395 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
643 km or 400 mi	Gamboma	$522
662 km or 412 mi	Kayes	$523
680 km or 423 mi	Madingou	$519
698 km or 434 mi	Awka	$805
703 km or 437 mi	Warri	$881
707 km or 439 mi	Enugu	$462
707 km or 440 mi	Onitsha	$972
727 km or 452 mi	Cabinda	$676
785 km or 488 mi	Benin	$558
791 km or 491 mi	Kinkala	$520
800 km or 497 mi	Boma	$821
822 km or 511 mi	Matadi	$844
825 km or 512 mi	Berberati	$482
829 km or 515 mi	Brazzaville	$580
836 km or 520 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
869 km or 540 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
869 km or 540 mi	Owo	$651
896 km or 557 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
897 km or 557 mi	Akure	$634
928 km or 577 mi	N'zeto	$788
931 km or 578 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
951 km or 591 mi	Lagos	$1113