Gaborone vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$691
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$268
$149
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$471
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$373
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
39
8
😀 Quality of life
56
33
🏙️ Population
236K
297K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 7% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 6941st and 6716th ($691 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Botswana and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Botswana vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 5825th and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.24
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.6
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.07%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1028
$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.11
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.49
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$171
$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4190
$5445

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$773
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$672
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$678
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$768
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$748
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$795
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$784
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$624
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$657
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$535
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$500
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$621
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$562
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$766
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$442
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$567
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$655
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$601
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$1265
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$764
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$384
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$621
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$679
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$1121
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$883
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$555
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$1611
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$553
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$747
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$462
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$805
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$972
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$668
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$881
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$900
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$900
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$558
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$625
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$651
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$634
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$666
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$1502
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$779
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$695
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$527
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$1113
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$776
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$820
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$743
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$677
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$535
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$1030
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$670
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$709
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