Gaborone vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaborone	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$268	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1137
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	39	11
😀 Quality of life	56	13
🏙️ Population	236K	340K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 22% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 6941st and 6108th ($691 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Botswana and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Botswana vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 5825th and 9133rd 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	$7.24	$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.6	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.07%	12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1028	$2002
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$949	$1198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.11	$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.49	$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$9.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4190	$2450

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597

Cities near Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$937
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$904
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$906
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$882
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$882
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1022
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$916
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$487
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$551
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$999
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$487
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$499
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$588
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$487
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$489
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$729
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$753
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$560
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1007
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$553
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$523
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$354
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$575
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$632
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$735
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1272
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$733
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$743
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$774
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$647
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$569
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$649