Gaborone vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$268	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	39	21
😀 Quality of life	56	27
🏙️ Population	236K	1.02M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 32% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6941st and 8452nd ($691 vs $523) 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 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 5825th and 8399th 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	$7.24	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$2771

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507