Gaborone vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$243	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	39	21
😀 Quality of life	61	27
🏙️ Population	236K	1.02M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 25% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 7301st and 8410th ($668 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Liberia, respectively. Check Botswana vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 5842nd and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Monrovia

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	Gaborone	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.79	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$3157

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541