Gaborone vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1866
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$285
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$562
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$375
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
26
😀 Quality of life
55
13
🏙️ Population
236K
2.12M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 0.1% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6827th and 6821st ($718 vs $719) 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 5800th and 9110th 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
$7.62
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$3.99
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.5
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1023
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$938
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$5.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.83
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3828
$890

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$838
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$971
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$997
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$1079
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$768
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$717
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$696
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$788
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$774
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$841
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$819
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$585
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$859
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$696
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$559
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$533
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$627
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$623
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$756
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$459
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$581
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$791
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$711
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$684
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$671
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$626
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$535
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$527
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$667
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$560
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$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
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$482
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$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
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$555
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$554
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$493
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$1103
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$548
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$584
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$553
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$460
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$590
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$543
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$675
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$736
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$722
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$814
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$509
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$518
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$483
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$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
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$514
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$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
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$1552
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$511
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$489
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$799