Gaborone vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$1899
🏠 One person rent
$272
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
16
😀 Quality of life
60
27
🏙️ Population
236K
2.19M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 9% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 7094th and 6752nd ($731 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Togo, respectively. Check Botswana vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.1 months in Lome. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 5910th and 8925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$3.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$80
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$46.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$6.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$4.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$3590

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$1017
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$628
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$950
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$826
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$791
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$1049
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$958
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$551
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$967
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$1057
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$583
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1089
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$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
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$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
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$966
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$454
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$678
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$796
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$683
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$612
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$607
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$654
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$673
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$741
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$703
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$861
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1022
253 km or 157 mi Save
$650
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1017
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$673
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$675
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$562
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$664
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$665
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$682
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$775
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$659
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$538
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$578
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$655
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$594
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$878
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1075
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$1062
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1198
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1066
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$922
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$1063
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$785
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1555
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$618