Gaborone vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$2407
🏠 One person rent
$281
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$143
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
39
23
😀 Quality of life
61
28
🏙️ Population
236K
2.45M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 27% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 7140th and 5662nd ($723 vs $988) 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 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5784th and 8844th 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
$11.1
$7.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$7.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$7.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$18.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$31.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$95.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$17381

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67 km or 42 mi Kanye
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136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$903
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$994
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$615
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$860
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$789
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1204
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$565

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$830
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$896
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$863
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$868
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$891
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$836
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$889
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$835
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$666
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1162
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$661
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$501
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$656
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$495
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$495
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1076
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$657
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$727
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$606
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1100
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$665
652 km or 405 mi Save
$654
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$494
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$494
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$493
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1049
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$500
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$714
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$596
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$561
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$762
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$372
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$759
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$697
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$583
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$927
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1043