Berlin vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$375
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	3.76M	236K

The cost of living in Berlin is 193% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 1583rd and 6827th ($2104 vs $718) 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 0.5 months in Gaborone. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 23rd and 5800th 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	$14.5	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$3828

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

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