Birmingham vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$375
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	39
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	1.14M	236K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 185% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 1731st and 6827th ($2046 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Botswana, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 32nd and 5800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Gaborone

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	Birmingham	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$3828

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755

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