Gaborone vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$267
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
39
21
😀 Quality of life
55
23
🏙️ Population
246K
2.45M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 12% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 7144th and 6572nd ($656 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Botswana vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5959th and 8867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Ouagadougou

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Gaborone Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$15142

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$845
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$605
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$751
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$621
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$625
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$783
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$776
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$875
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$554
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$889
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$908
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$631
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$746
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$550
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$753
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$601
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$643
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$978
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1084
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$722

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$664
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$678
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$675
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$673
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$677
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$677
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$680
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$443
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1006
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$620
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$479
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$617
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$616
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$471
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$470
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$976
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$617
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$482
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$416
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$923
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$616
652 km or 405 mi Save
$676
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$471
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$472
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$471
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$874
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$353
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$459
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$677
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$518
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$497
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$219
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
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$678
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$512
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$446
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$582
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$892