Gaborone vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$2354
🏠 One person rent	$243	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$664
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$126
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	39	21
😀 Quality of life	61	23
🏙️ Population	236K	2.45M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 31% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 7301st and 5884th ($668 vs $961) 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 3rd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5842nd and 9002nd 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	$9.79	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$760
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$4.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$17372

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$820
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$877
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$846
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$875
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$822
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$874
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$821
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$576
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1172
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$712
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$705
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$703
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$508
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$506
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1099
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$699
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$652
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$532
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1123
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$684
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$646
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$506
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$508
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$506
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1066
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$417
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$631
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$598
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$583
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$668
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$466
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$835
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$630
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$600
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$822
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1057