Gaborone vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$2326
🏠 One person rent	$285	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$498
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$42.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$341
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	39	8
😀 Quality of life	55	34
🏙️ Population	236K	297K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 12% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 6827th and 6389th ($718 vs $812) 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 5800th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Malabo

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	Gaborone	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$17.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$6.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$7.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$68.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$5705

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761

Cities near Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$710
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$655
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1368
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$933
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$374
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$638
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1201
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$794
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1686
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$714
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$764
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$469
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$846
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$1036
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$702
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$886
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$878
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$879
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$537
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$658
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$635
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1262
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$774
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$704
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$1133
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$759
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$757
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$787
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$699
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$526
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$735
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$755
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$377