Cape Town vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$582	$268
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	56	39
😀 Quality of life	58	56
🏙️ Population	3.78M	236K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 55% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 5016th and 6941st ($1071 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5491st and 5825th 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	$8.4	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$4190

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$628
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$665
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$664
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$780
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$889
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$631
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$820
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$906
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$837
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$540
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$807
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$923
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$953
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$993
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$785
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$672
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$678
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$768
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$748
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$784
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$624
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$814
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$621
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$562
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$766
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$442
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$567
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$763
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$699
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$964
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1068
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$597