Copenhagen vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$1750
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$454
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	39
😀 Quality of life	97	61
🏙️ Population	667K	236K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 253% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 805th and 7140th ($2555 vs $723) 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 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 5th and 5784th 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	$21.1	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$2568

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

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