Gaborone vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaborone	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$668	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1648	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$243	$526
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$875
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$340
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.1	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$382	$196
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	39	11
😀 Quality of life	61	22
🏙️ Population	236K	340K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 37% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 7301st and 5168th ($668 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Botswana and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Botswana vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 5842nd and 9052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Yamoussoukro

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	Gaborone	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.79	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.04%	14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$2351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$1399
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$5.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.55	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$7.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.31	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.36	$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.46	$9.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$80.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3401	$3247

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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 Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$1123
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$1083
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$1057
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$1057
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1224
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$503
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$631
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$502
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$514
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$502
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$508
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$822
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$846
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$630
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1007
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$600
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$536
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$417
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$652
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$684
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$822
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1281
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$821
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$820
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$877
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$699
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$583
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$703