Gaborone vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$765
🏠 One person rent
$267
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
36
😀 Quality of life
55
17
🏙️ Population
246K
1.48M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 86% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7144th and 9080th ($656 vs $354) 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 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 5959th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.43
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$5.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$704

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$621
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$783
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$776
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$511
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$755
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$875
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$554
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$889
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$908
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$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
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$637
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$631
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$701
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$682
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$866
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$746
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$550
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$753
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$601
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$511
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$511
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$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
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$777
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$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
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$643
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$325
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$507
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$290
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$330
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$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
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$237
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$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
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$310
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$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
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$990
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$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
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$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
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$826
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$1300
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$761
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$697
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$269
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$732
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$210
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$676
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$677
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$265
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$272
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$1242
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$567
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$678
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$617