Gaborone vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$668
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1648
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$243
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
39
68
😀 Quality of life
61
58
🏙️ Population
236K
5.55M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 18% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7301st and 6622nd ($668 vs $811) 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 0.2 months in Nairobi. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5842nd and 6071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Nairobi

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Gaborone Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.79
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3401
$8707

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$892
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$984
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$536
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$984
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$1082
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$826
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$799
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$706
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$740
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$808
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$762
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$830
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$838
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$587
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$861
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$698
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$570
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$533
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$650
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$599
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$658
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$469
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$598
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$827
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$460
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$612
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$533
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$528
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$543
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$511
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$623
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$654
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$596
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$582
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$656
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$552
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$658
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$717
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$578
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$567
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$609
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$421
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$799
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$627
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$687
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$597
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$758
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$687
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$567
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$524
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$833
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$499
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$686
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$412
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$689
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$688
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