Gaborone vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$243	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$89.2
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	39	24
😀 Quality of life	61	22
🏙️ Population	236K	264K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 10% less expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 7301st and 6891st ($668 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Botswana and Benin, respectively. Check Botswana vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.1 months in Porto-Novo. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 5842nd and 9041st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Porto-Novo

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	Gaborone	Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.79	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$9.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	12.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$1490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$9.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$5781

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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 Porto-Novo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cotonou	$793
87 km or 54 mi	Lagos	$1102
104 km or 65 mi	Abomey	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
159 km or 99 mi	Lome	$835
173 km or 108 mi	Save	$646
176 km or 109 mi	Ibadan	$752
201 km or 125 mi	Atakpame	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Oyo	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Kpalime	$684
238 km or 148 mi	Ho	$417
241 km or 150 mi	Ife	$778
248 km or 154 mi	Hohoe	$652
258 km or 160 mi	Osogbo	$705
293 km or 182 mi	Sotouboua	$703
297 km or 185 mi	Akure	$644
305 km or 190 mi	Tema	$600
306 km or 190 mi	Ashaiman	$630
309 km or 192 mi	Ilorin	$526
313 km or 195 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
322 km or 200 mi	Koforidua	$668
322 km or 200 mi	Sokode	$705
325 km or 202 mi	Accra	$822
332 km or 206 mi	Benin	$632
337 km or 209 mi	Owo	$664
363 km or 225 mi	Warri	$926
375 km or 233 mi	Kara	$712
462 km or 287 mi	Onitsha	$1051
468 km or 291 mi	Kumasi	$532
476 km or 296 mi	Obuasi	$631
493 km or 306 mi	Awka	$878
501 km or 311 mi	Owerri	$1774
502 km or 312 mi	Tamale	$576
515 km or 320 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
522 km or 324 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
539 km or 335 mi	Enugu	$563
547 km or 340 mi	Aba	$674
548 km or 341 mi	Umuahia	$961
556 km or 346 mi	Minna	$852
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1514