Asmara vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asmara	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1648
🏠 One person rent	$227	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$382
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	8	39
😀 Quality of life	14	61
🏙️ Population	963K	236K

The cost of living in Asmara is 20% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8435th and 7301st ($533 vs $668) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 9205th and 5842nd 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	$3.14	$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.7	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.74%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.01	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.7	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.2	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.2	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.4	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3125	$3401

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$498
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$499
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$500
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$826
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$971
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$1016
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$1039
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$499
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$911
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$964
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$903
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$498
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$560
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$498
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$522
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$512
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1116
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$500
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$559
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$560
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$860
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$586
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$918
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$879
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1162
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$896
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1155
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$910
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$857
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$517
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$1175
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$502
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$1169

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$607
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$637
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$637
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$833
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$940
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$577
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$875
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$975
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$890
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$514
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$892
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$984
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$984
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$826
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$706
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$740
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$808
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$762
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$830
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$838
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$861
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$650
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$599
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$658
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$469
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$598
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$827
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$746
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$908
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$915
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$587