Cape Town vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$603	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$375
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	55	39
😀 Quality of life	59	55
🏙️ Population	3.78M	236K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 56% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4849th and 6827th ($1120 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in South Africa and Botswana, respectively. Check South Africa vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 5407th and 5800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Gaborone

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	Cape Town	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$3828

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

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