Gaborone vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$691
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$2129
🏠 One person rent
$268
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$1043
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$373
$103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
36
😀 Quality of life
56
12
🏙️ Population
236K
1.48M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 29% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6941st and 5680th ($691 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Botswana and Nigeria, respectively. Check Botswana vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gaborone compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 5825th and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.24
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.6
$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.07%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1028
$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.11
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.49
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$171
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4190
$1617

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$540
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$807
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$923
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$583
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$953
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$993
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$785
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$773
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$672
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$678
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$768
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$748
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$795
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$784
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$624
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$814
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$657
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$535
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$500
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$621
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$562
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$766
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$442
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$567
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$763
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$805
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$1611
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$462
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$883
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$558
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$621
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$881
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$679
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$651
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$634
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$384
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$666
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$779
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$695
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$1502
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$764
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$776
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$741
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$601
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$535
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$655
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$677
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$553
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$1113
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$743
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$1030
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$1265
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$555
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$670
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$820
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$709
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$371
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$613
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$590
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$526
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$759
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$1121
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$755
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$647