Gaborone vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$285	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$317
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	39	20
😀 Quality of life	55	46
🏙️ Population	236K	1.29M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 45% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6827th and 8700th ($718 vs $496) 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 0.5 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 5800th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Tripoli

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	Gaborone	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.62	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$1179

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$388
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$398
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$388
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$402
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$432
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$412
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$419
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$462
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$375
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1434
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1334
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1649
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1643
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1747
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1771
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$482
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$403
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$442
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1172
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$990
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1134
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1188
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$563
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$522
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$490
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1229
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$492
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1086
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$344
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1005
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1211
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$373
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$386
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160