Gaborone vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1745
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$267
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$554
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$460
$291
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
39
20
😀 Quality of life
55
48
🏙️ Population
246K
1.29M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 40% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7144th and 8679th ($656 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and Libya, respectively. Check Botswana vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Gaborone compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5959th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.6
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1102
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$967
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$6.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5329
$911

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$605
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$751
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$621
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$625
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$783
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$776
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$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
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$875
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$554
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$889
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$908
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$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$631
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$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$746
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$550
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$753
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$601
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
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$643
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$978
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$1084
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$377
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$386
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$407
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$390
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$398
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$340
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$435
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$328
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1338
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1372
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1278
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1469
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1657
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1608
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1708
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1670
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$423
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$390
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$418
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1120
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$927
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1027
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$983
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1103
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$514
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$596
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$466
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1163
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$474
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1050
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$355
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$979
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$1150
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$388
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$371
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$936