Berlin vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1648
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$382
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	96	61
🏙️ Population	3.78M	236K

The cost of living in Berlin is 233% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 1418th and 7301st ($2222 vs $668) 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 35th and 5842nd 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	$16.6	$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$3401

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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