Gaborone vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$281
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
37
😀 Quality of life
61
26
🏙️ Population
236K
1.48M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 9% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7140th and 6787th ($723 vs $795) 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 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 5784th and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$1896

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$912
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$997
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$1031
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$590
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$1104
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$1204
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$851
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$867
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$742
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$784
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$872
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$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
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$589
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$558
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$660
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$607
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$632
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$494
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$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
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$693
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$1364
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$564
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$773
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$627
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$591
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$786
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$559
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$531
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$488
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$373
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$597
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$670
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$575
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$1375
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$821
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$658
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$1272
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$627
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$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
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$639
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$699
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$946
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$692
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$995
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$1156
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$759
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$768
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$760
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$830
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$323
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$654
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$596
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$517
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$672
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$1209
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$666
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$759
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$657