Birmingham vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$1750
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$454
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	39
😀 Quality of life	95	61
🏙️ Population	1.14M	236K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 205% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 1471st and 7140th ($2204 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 25th and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$2568

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

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