Gaborone vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gaborone	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1866	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$285	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$1286
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$86.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$375	$200
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	39	11
😀 Quality of life	55	13
🏙️ Population	236K	422K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 30% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 6827th and 5551st ($718 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 5800th and 9095th 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	$7.62	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.14	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$750
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.5	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	11.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1023	$2111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$938	$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$5.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.97	$8.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.55	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$67.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.83	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.83	$9.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$68.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3828	$3064

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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 Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$1071
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$1034
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$1012
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$1011
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1164
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$1047
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$494
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$546
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$971
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$412
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$494
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$503
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$585
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$494
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$492
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$496
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$983
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$747
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$751
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$546
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$979
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$368
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$528
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$345
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$570
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$656
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$742
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1146
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$745
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$744
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$761
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$655
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$574
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$652