Casablanca vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Casablanca	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$953	$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$442	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	34	39
😀 Quality of life	64	60
🏙️ Population	3.22M	236K

The cost of living in Casablanca is 30% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 6009th and 7094th ($953 vs $731) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Morocco and Botswana, respectively. Check Morocco vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Casablanca compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Casablanca ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 5351st and 5910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Casablanca vs Gaborone

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	Casablanca	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.2	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.24	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$551	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.4	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2248	$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1207	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.49	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.69	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.8	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.13	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$212	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5899	$2881

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Cities near Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$732
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$671
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$773
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$598
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$558
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$513
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$589
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$539
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$769
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$610
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$881
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$577
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$692
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1394
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1340
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$1041
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1560
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1497
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1471
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1490
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1625
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$1979
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1563
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$617
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1581
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$647
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1510
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1772
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1432
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1545
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$1935

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577