Gaborone vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$691
$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$2049
🏠 One person rent
$268
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$373
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
26
😀 Quality of life
56
12
🏙️ Population
236K
2.12M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 3% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6941st and 6832nd ($691 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Somalia, respectively. Check Botswana vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 5825th and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Mogadishu

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Gaborone Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.24
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.6
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.07%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1028
$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.11
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.49
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$171
$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4190
$879

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$631
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$820
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$722
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$695
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$906
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$837
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$540
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$807
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$923
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$583
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$953
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$993
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$785
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$672
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$678
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$768
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$748
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$795
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$784
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$624
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$814
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$657
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$535
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$500
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$621
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$562
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$766
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$442
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$567
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$763
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$699
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$964
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$1068
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$706
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$660
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$764
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$718
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$541
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$518
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$756
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$580
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$886
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$589
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$408
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$760
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$545
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$542
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$500
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$1180
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$561
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$571
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$540
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$483
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$654
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$638
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$523
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$552
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$811
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$838
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$503
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$522
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$490
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$605
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$602
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$507
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$496
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1495
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$562
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$482
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$752