Cape Town vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$1750
🏠 One person rent	$775	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$454
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	55	39
😀 Quality of life	58	61
🏙️ Population	3.78M	236K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 92% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4336th and 7140th ($1386 vs $723) 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 6134th and 5784th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Cape Town	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$2568

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

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