Gaborone vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$789
🏠 One person rent
$267
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$106
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
39
41
😀 Quality of life
55
17
🏙️ Population
246K
908K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 29% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 7144th and 8460th ($656 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Botswana and Nigeria, respectively. Check Botswana vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 0.2 months in Owerri. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 5959th and 9079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
17.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$698

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$621
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$783
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$776
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$511
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$755
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$875
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$554
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$889
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$908
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$741
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$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
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$631
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$701
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$682
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$866
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$746
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$550
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$753
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$601
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$511
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$511
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$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
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$777
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$447
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$511
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$739
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$643
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Distance City Cost of living
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$330
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$233
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$325
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$354
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$327
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$290
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$351
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$237
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$315
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$272
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$990
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$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
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$1300
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$436
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$250
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$310
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$761
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$288
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$262
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$448
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$407
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$314
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$826
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$313
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$697
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$1242
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$732
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$567
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$269
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$210
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$866
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$676
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$866
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$677
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$272
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$265