Gaborone vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1126
🏠 One person rent
$281
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$349
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
39
23
😀 Quality of life
61
34
🏙️ Population
236K
1.29M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 52% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7140th and 8771st ($723 vs $478) 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 0.5 months in Tripoli. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 5784th and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$894

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$912
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$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
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$1031
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$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
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$1204
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$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
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$784
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$872
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$811
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$875
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$902
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$632
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$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
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$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
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$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
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$796
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$912
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$1014
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$313
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$355
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$364
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$353
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$376
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$377
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$378
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$487
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$403
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1769
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1596
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1750
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1769
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1639
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1824
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1764
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1852
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2127
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$1521
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$583
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$460
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$418
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$519
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1317
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1063
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$1210
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$1123
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$1247
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$633
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$592
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$547
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1336
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$495
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$1176
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$391
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$1110
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$1176
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$359
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$399
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$1164