Gaborone vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1804
🏠 One person rent
$281
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
16
😀 Quality of life
61
28
🏙️ Population
236K
2.19M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 5% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 7140th and 6976th ($723 vs $759) 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 0.2 months in Lome. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 5784th and 8853rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$219
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$1549
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$8.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$5.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$3512

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$615
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$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$860
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$789
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1204
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
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$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
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$565

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$500
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$665
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$830
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$727
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$596
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$583
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$697
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$657
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$768
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$762
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$927
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$946
253 km or 157 mi Save
$654
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$995
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$656
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$656
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$606
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$714
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$658
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$639
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$661
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$670
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$575
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$518
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$488
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$627
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$531
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$786
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1049
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1185
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1043
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$795
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1044
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$693
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1364
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$559