Gaborone vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$272
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
39
23
😀 Quality of life
60
35
🏙️ Population
236K
1.29M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 60% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7094th and 8862nd ($731 vs $457) 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 0.6 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 5910th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$1048

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$958
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$551
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$967
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$1057
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$583
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$1089
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$1171
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$892
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$865
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$765
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$792
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$875
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$826
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$899
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$910
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$633
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$927
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$763
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$604
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$573
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$681
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$652
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$630
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$511
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$630
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$912
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$916
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$966
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$316
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$364
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$372
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$367
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$389
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$382
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$394
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$495
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$408
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$1739
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$1512
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1715
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$1783
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1688
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$1810
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1749
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$1857
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$2130
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$1568
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$586
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$456
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$424
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$513
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$1342
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$1101
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$1224
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$1101
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$1279
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$620
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$606
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$537
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$1318
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$511
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$1185
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$388
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$1077
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$1308
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$360
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$410
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$1198