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Botswana

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Togo

Lome vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Lome is 26.7% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 93.3% more in Lome
Groceries: pay 57.5% more in Lome
Transportation: pay 2.9% more in Lome
Housing: pay 39.1% more in Lome
Childcare: pay 0.4% less in Lome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% more in Lome
Clothing: pay 16.6% less in Lome

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Lome are more expensive than in Gaborone. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Lome. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Lome.

Lome vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lome instead of Gaborone, you would:

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pay 93.3% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Lome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.33 BWP138.57	$2.51 F CFA1,413	-75.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 BWP80.62	$5.82 F CFA3,275	-3.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BWP10.98	$3.46 F CFA1,946	+322.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 BWP6.45	$1.10 F CFA620	+129.5%
Average			+93.3%

Gaborone vs. Lome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.5% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Lome
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 BWP11.51	$1.31 F CFA738	+52.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 BWP45.91	$7.15 F CFA4,024	+109.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 BWP74.21	$9.37 F CFA5,268	+69.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 BWP31.19	$2.04 F CFA1,147	-12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 BWP31.42	$4.87 F CFA2,738	+107.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.70	$1.22 F CFA684	+52.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.72	$0.68 F CFA380	+4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.74	$2.03 F CFA1,141	+153.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 BWP9.82	$1.15 F CFA646	+57.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.63	$0.81 F CFA456	+26.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.76	$0.65 F CFA365	+12.2%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 2.9% more for transportation

	Gaborone	Lome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 BWP57.49	$4.66 F CFA2,622	+8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.79 BWP413.18	$53.66 F CFA30,180	+74.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,652.69 BWP277K	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	-30.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.46 BWP274.62	$12.12 F CFA6,816	-40.8%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 39.1% more for housing

	Gaborone	Lome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.19 BWP700.40	$44.72 F CFA25,150	-14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$262.85 BWP3,527.19	$330.92 F CFA186K	+25.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$160.93 BWP2,159.50	$201.23 F CFA113K	+25.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.95 BWP710.54	$116.41 F CFA65,473	+119.9%
Average			+39.1%

Gaborone vs. Lome - Cost of housing

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pay 0.4% less for childcare

	Gaborone	Lome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.01 BWP1,972.71	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,593.57 BWP48,221.68	$3,577.46 F CFA2M	-0.4%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Lome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP30.23	$0.89 F CFA503	-60.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 BWP30.80	$5.84 F CFA3,286	+154.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BWP49.38	$1.43 F CFA805	-61.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.35 BWP434.06	$50.68 F CFA28,503	+56.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.76 BWP90.70	$4.47 F CFA2,515	-33.8%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 16.6% less for clothing

	Gaborone	Lome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.00 BWP617.26	$25.04 F CFA14,084	-45.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.41 BWP327.52	$27.73 F CFA15,593	+13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.82 BWP963.68	$42.04 F CFA23,641	-41.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.12 BWP1,209.32	$96.59 F CFA54,324	+7.2%
Average			-16.6%

Gaborone vs. Lome - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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