Asmara vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asmara	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$228	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	8	39
😀 Quality of life	27	55
🏙️ Population	963K	236K

The cost of living in Asmara is 27% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8485th and 6827th ($524 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Botswana, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 8376th and 5800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Gaborone

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	Asmara	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.69%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.44	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.76	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.7	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.1	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$3828

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$490
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$491
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$686
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$988
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$946
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$814
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$489
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$915
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$895
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$488
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$550
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$491
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$514
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$504
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1094
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$554
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$553
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$934
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$584
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$895
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$868
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$940
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$889
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1123
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$902
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$851
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$509
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$626
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$527
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$671

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