Copenhagen vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$268
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	39
😀 Quality of life	97	56
🏙️ Population	644K	236K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 238% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 1085th and 6941st ($2333 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Denmark and Botswana, respectively. Check Denmark vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 10th and 5825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Gaborone

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	Copenhagen	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$7.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	9.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$6.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$4190

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

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