Gaborone vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gaborone	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$723	$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1750	$2484
🏠 One person rent	$281	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$879
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$214
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	39	11
😀 Quality of life	61	26
🏙️ Population	236K	340K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 31% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 7140th and 5239th ($723 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 4th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 5784th and 8898th 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	$11.1	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$7.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$475	$1027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$37.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.92%	15.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$2178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$43.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.24	$7.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$7.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.68	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$94.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2568	$4321

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Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$663
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$691
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$691
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$994
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1015
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$912
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$549
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$997
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1031
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$590
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1104
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$851
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$742
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$784
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$811
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$875
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$902
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$632
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$904
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$660
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$607
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$632
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$494
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$611
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$882
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$796
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$912
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1014
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$565

Cities near Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$1100
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$1067
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$1043
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$1044
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$1049
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1185
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$1076
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$487
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$714
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$993
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$606
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$487
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$501
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$762
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$487
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$666
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$494
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$998
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$927
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$863
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$697
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$993
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$583
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$518
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$500
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$727
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$665
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$836
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1219
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$835
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$830
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$896
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$657
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$561
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$656