Berlin vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$437
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	3.78M	236K

The cost of living in Berlin is 215% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 1275th and 7094th ($2302 vs $731) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Botswana, respectively. Check Germany vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 35th and 5910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Gaborone

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	Berlin	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$2881

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577