Berlin vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$1750
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$454
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	94	61
🏙️ Population	3.78M	236K

The cost of living in Berlin is 228% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 1150th and 7140th ($2371 vs $723) 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 45th and 5784th 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	$16.2	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$2568

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$663
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$691
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$691
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$994
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1015
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$912
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$549
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$997
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1031
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$590
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1104
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$851
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$742
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$784
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$811
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$875
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$902
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$632
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$904
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$660
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$607
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$632
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$494
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$611
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$882
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$796
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$912
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1014
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$565