Copenhagen vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$375
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	39
😀 Quality of life	97	55
🏙️ Population	644K	236K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 246% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 795th and 6827th ($2483 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Botswana, respectively. Check Denmark vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 9th and 5800th 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	$20.2	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$3828

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

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