Gaborone vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$281
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
39
67
😀 Quality of life
61
59
🏙️ Population
236K
5.55M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 10% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7140th and 6736th ($723 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Kenya, respectively. Check Botswana vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5784th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$10471

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$950
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$860
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$1015
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$912
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$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
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$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
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$1204
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$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
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$784
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$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
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$875
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$902
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$632
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$904
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$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
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$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
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$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
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$796
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$912
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$1014
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$448
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$415
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$532
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$543
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$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
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$697
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$531
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$495
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$546
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$586
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$417
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$735
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$591
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$688
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$671
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$872
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$688
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$541
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$583
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$810
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$553
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$689
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$447
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$691
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$690
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$577
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$533
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$795