Gaborone vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gaborone	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$731	$983
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1792	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$272	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$695
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.9	$69.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	39	23
😀 Quality of life	60	27
🏙️ Population	236K	2.45M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 26% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 7094th and 5778th ($731 vs $983) 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 2nd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5910th and 8911th 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	$10.4	$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	12.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1146	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$19.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.54	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.54	$3.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$4.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.69	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$147	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2881	$18111

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$836
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$894
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$862
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$867
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$893
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$840
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$891
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$837
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$612
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1194
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$682
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$515
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$675
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$673
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$508
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$508
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1097
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$673
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$683
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$562
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1124
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$678
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$650
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$507
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$507
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$508
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1075
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$454
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$664
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$612
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$583
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$703
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$425
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$802
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$654
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$607
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$861
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1066