Copenhagen vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	39
😀 Quality of life	97	60
🏙️ Population	667K	236K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 263% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 650th and 7094th ($2656 vs $731) 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 1.9 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 4th and 5910th 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	$21.8	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$2881

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588

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